This text presents a totally nursing-focused framework for teaching and learning nursing pharmacology, and //"places the patient//" at the center of all drug and drug administration decisions and considerations. The book presents core drug knowledge using prototypes of different drug classes and emphasizes core patient variables ...more

In its updated Fourth Edition, this text presents essential pharmacology concepts in a streamlined, user-friendly fashion. Organized by body system, the book explains the rationale for each drug class's therapeutic actions, contraindications, and adverse effects.

Each chapter opens with learning objectives and ends with NCLEX
...more