Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice: A Practical Approach

The book came fast and before class started and I really enjoy it.

This was required for my PMHNP program. I kept this after school to refer back to meds that I don’t use frequently. It’s concise and easy to read while giving a general overview.

Easy to follow and understand.

Some of the pages printed weird. I’ll upload a picture soon. I didn’t notice it until I read that chapter. Great information. Very useful in my Advanced Pharmaceutical class.

Received a used book when ordered the new one. The code is scratched, hence could tell the book is used. Otherwise theres no wear and tear on the book

There are a LOT of type-o's in the digital version. There are tables that are mislabeled or that have the key on the page before the table so it doesn't make sense until you find the table on the next page. There are even some issues where a word is left out and it totally changes the meaning of the sentence making the information incorrect. Since this is a text book that is being used to train future health care providers, I feel like they really need to go back and edit this again and correct all the errors. That being said, since I am an experienced nurse and was able to recognize the errors, I love having the book in digital format because you can do a quick search to find things easily. I just hope there is no incorrect information in it that I did not recognize.

The book is well-structured, covering each disease in a logical order: introduction, causes, pathophysiology, diagnostic criteria, drug therapy (goals, MOA, dosage, response, contraindications, adverse effects, interactions), selecting (1st line, 2nd line, etc.), monitoring, and patient education. However, the book is unfortunately riddled with errors, which detracts from its readability. This is particularly true in the Kindle version, although I hope that the physical textbook is better presented. The errors go beyond simple typos, spacing, and punctuation, with numerous sentences abruptly stopping in the middle. Tables and figures are often misplaced, and there are multiple instances of duplicate sentences or even entire paragraphs. For example, the book switches "Figure 32-3 Treatment algorithm for gout" and "Figure 32-2 Treatment algorithm for osteoarthritis." It seems as though the text has not been proofread at all, which is surprising given that it is intended for graduate students.

Mine came in looking like it was used as a cutting board. I don't have a choice but to keep it because I won’t be able to get another one in time. For what I paid I expected to get something in new or almost perfect condition and this isn’t even close. Not happy with this at all.