Essentials of Pharmacology for Health Professions | 8th Edition

An extensive student guide features a variety of pedagogical aids to help students with diverse learning styles. Students will find learning objectives, chapter outlines and summaries, definitions of major terms, and self-tests with answers. Test questions are correlated to learning objectives; the objective with which each question correlates are cited in the answer key.

MindTap Basic Health Sciences for Colbert/Woodrow's ESSENTIALS OF PHARMACOLOGY FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS, 8th Edition is the digital learning solution that powers students from memorization to mastery. It gives you complete control of your course -- to provide engaging content, to challenge every individual, and to build their confidence. Empower students to accelerate their progress with MindTap. MindTap: Powered by You. MindTap gives you complete ownership of your content and learning experience. Customize the interactive syllabi, emphasize the most important topics, and add your own material or notes in the eBook. The guided learning path demonstrates the relevance of basic pharmacology principles to health care professions through engagement activities, interactive exercises, and procedural videos. The Pronounce activity ensures correct pronunciation of the top 200 drugs, plus additional hospital drugs. Easy-to-use reference tables with each classification list the most commonly prescribed drugs according to their generic and trade names, with dosage and available forms, special considerations, and audio to encourage correct pronunciation of drugs most likely to be encountered in health care. Learners apply an understanding of pharmacology through patient education scenarios. These simulations elevate the study of pharmacology by challenging students to apply concepts to practice.