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Abrams’ClinicalDrugTherapy: Rationales forNursingPractice,TenthEdition GeralynFrandsen, EdD, RN 978-1-60913-711-3 • February2013 • Softbound •8.375” x10.875” • 1176pp. •86 Illus.

This popular core nursing pharmacology textbook provides unique coverage of nursing interventions for drug therapy with related rationales. Highly praised for its organized and readable presentation, the text explains each nursing action, and emphasizes howdrugswork differently indifferentpatients.Thetentheditionhasanew freshdesign andapproachwithanadded focusonpatient safety integrated into the text. Features • NEW!QSENSafetyAlerts , presented in the contextof the chapter discussion, alert the reader to important safety considerations and emphasize safetyas aprimaryobjective inpatient care. • NEW!Drug interactionsandHerbandDietary Interactions Boxes highlight the riskof interactions aswell as increasedor decreaseddrugeffectswhendrugs are combinedwithother medications, food, or herbal supplements. • NEW!NCLEX ® Success Sections interspersed throughout the chapter ask the student toanswerNCLEX ® -stylequestions that pertain to the learningobjectives and the information just presented.This featurehelps students check andapply their knowledgeas they readandhelps themprepare for patient careand for theNCLEX ® . • AClinicalApplicationCaseStudy opens each chapterwitha patient-focused clinical scenario.Throughout the chapter, the reader is asked critical thinkingquestions toapply chapter content, emphasizingapatient-centeredand interdisciplinaryapproach to pharmacology. • BlackBoxWarnings highlight seriousor life-threateningadverse effects identifiedby the FDAas beingassociatedwithadrug. • DrugsataGlanceTables summarize the routes anddosage ranges (for adults and for children), aswell as thepregnancy category, for eachdrug in the class.Theprototypedrug is indicatedwithan icon. • Evidence-BasedPracticeBoxes provide informationabout current researchand its integration intonursingpractice.Updated for the TenthEdition, theseboxes present a summaryof a recent study followedby implications for nursing. • NursingProcess sections provideanoverviewof drug therapy in termsof assessment, nursingdiagnosis, planning/goals, nursing interventions, andevaluation. Locatedat theendof the chapters, thenursingprocess provides theguidelines for nursing care specific to thediseaseprocess and relateddrug therapy.

Table of Contents Section I: TheConceptual Framework of Pharmacology Section II: DrugTherapyThroughout the Lifespan Section III: DrugsAffecting the Hematopoieticand ImmuneSystems

Pharmacology • Dosage Calculation Section IV: DrugsAffecting Inflammationand Infection SectionV: DrugsAffecting the CardiovascularSystem SectionVI: DrugsAffecting the RespiratorySystem SectionVII: DrugsAffecting theRenal andDigestiveSystems SectionVIII: DrugsAffecting the EndocrineSystem Section IX: DrugsAffectingWomen’s andMen’sHealth

SectionX: DrugsAffecting the AutonomicandCentralNervous System SectionXI: DrugsAffecting theEye, Ear, andSkin

StudyGuide forAbrams’ClinicalDrugTherapy,TenthEdition GeralynFrandsen, EdD, RN 978-1-4511-8238-5 •February2013 •Softbound •8.375”x10.875” •384pp.