Handbook of Pharmacology for Nursing Students
Handbook of Pharmacology for Nursing Students
Keshab Raj Paudel MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology Kathmandu Medical College and Teaching Hospital
Kathmandu, Nepal
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Handbook of Pharmacology for Nursing Students
First Edition: 2014
9789351523536
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Handbook of Pharmacology for Nursing Students has been designed for Bachelor of Science in Nursing incorporating different curricula under different universities as far as possible so that students can get every topic in this book itself and they don't have to wander for other books in the library or book stores. Another care that has been considered while preparing this book, is to make the contents as much as condensed and informative. So both students and teachers can have the review of the contents in short time to memorize the important information.
Different chapters have been presented in brief with adequate information required for the course. Hopefully, this will enable the students to avoid overloaded information, yet without missing much needed information in pharmacology subject. The concept of this book came because of many subjects which have to be learnt in short time for the students. So reading more textual or contextual book necessitates more dedicated time, concentration and analysis than reading concise and informative books for undergraduates. This is the first endeavor to have the pharmacology book in this kind of format for the students. So, all the valued readers, students and teachers are most welcome for their genuine comments and constructive criticisms for the betterment of this book in the upcoming editions.
You are kindly requested to drop any kind of comments or suggestions for Handbook of Pharmacology for Nursing Students at keshabpaudel@gmail.com.
Keshab Raj Paudel
Acknowledgments
I wish to express my high regard for those authors, editors, persons and publishers whose book/work/articles I consulted during the time of manuscript preparation, without which preparation of this book would not have been possible. So, I want to express my heartfelt sincere respect to all who have contributed to the field of pharmacology and helped to modernize and update science of drugs in this modern era.
I am grateful to Shri Jitendar P Vij (Group Chairman), Mr Ankit Vij (Group President) and Mr Tarun Duneja (Director-Publishing) of M/s Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd, New Delhi, India, for publishing this book.
I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to Mr Amit Khadka, Mr Suman Samanta, Mr S Hazra and to the staff of Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Limited for their continuous support to the publication of this book. Besides, I want to express my deep appreciation and gratitude to Mrs Shilpi Dutta of Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Limited for her copy-editing and timely communication during the publication process. Finally, I am grateful to my wife for her continuous support and encouragement for the manuscript preparation.