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<p>Featuring concise, straightforward coverage, <b>Pharmacology: A Nursing Process Approach, 7th Edition</b> puts nursing pharmacology concepts and essential drug calculation skills into a practical nursing context to prepare you for real-world drug administration responsibilities. This edition has been revised and updated with the most current nursing pharmacology information available. Innovative features such as <i>Prototype Drug Charts, Nursing Process Summaries, </i> an extensive math/dosage calculation section, and NCLEX(R) Examination-style study questions make nursing pharmacology more understandable than ever.</p><ul> <li><b>Unique!</b> <b><i>Prototype Drug Charts</i></b> provide easy access to key information on dosages, contraindications, drug-lab-food interactions, pharmacokinetics, and more for more than 100 drugs.</li> <li><b>Unique!</b> An <b>extensive, color-coded dosage calculation section</b> covers six methods of dosage calculation - basic formula, ratio and proportion, fractional equation, dimensional analysis, and dosing by body weight and body surface area - eliminating the need for a separate dosage calculation book.</li> <li><b><i>Nursing Process Summaries</i></b> present client care and drug therapy within the framework of each step of the nursing process, including information on client teaching and cultural and herbal considerations.</li> <li><b><i>Preventing Medication Errors </i>boxes</b> reinforce concepts introduced in the medication safety chapter and highlight common errors that occur in clinical practice to help you ensure safe drug administration.</li> <li><b><i>Herbal Alerts</i></b> provide a quick reference to side effects, drug interactions, and additional information for popular herbs you may encounter in practice.</li> <li>A fully <b>updated bioterrorism appendix</b> helps you recognize the clinical manifestations of bioterrorism weapons and respond with appropriate nursing care.</li> <li><b>Unique!</b> <b>Illustrated overview