Clinical Drug Therapy

This nursing pharmacology textbook presents coverage of nursing interventions for drug therapy. Nursing actions are combined with rationale to help students understand each situation, attention is given to the needs of each age group, and there is an increased emphasis on immunology.

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This nursing pharmacology textbook presents coverage of nursing interventions for drug therapy with related rationales. Essential basic knowledge is presented in a logical manner, and special features include: a nursing process format for understanding and application of learned material; nursing actions combined with rationale to help students understand each situation; attention to the particular needs of each age group; and increased emphasis on immunology. New to this edition are: the addition of FDA-approved drugs; home care content in the "Principles" section; revised and re-organized sections on antiarrhythmias, antihypertensives, pregnancy and lactation, and antimicrobials; new art, including protein binding and sites of action of immunosuppressant drugs; and expanded content in chapter two on concepts and process related to drug therapy.