Publisher's Synopsis
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.
