Mosby</br></br>Product Description</br></br><p>Let this outstanding pharmacology text help you learn how to administer drugs safely and effectively! Now in its eighth edition <b>Pharmacology and the Nursing Process </b>continues to deliver the perfect amount of pharmacology prioritization and nursing process information to todays nursing students. Centering on its unique <i>key drug</i> approach this text focuses only on the drug information you need to safely administer drugs. The text also continues to emphasize the nursing process and prioritization covering the most essential assessments nursing diagnoses interventions and evaluations you need to practice effectively. New to this edition is even more coverage of QSEN competencies simpler language and a wealth of reader-friendly features and innovative learning aids. Along with its integrated NCLEX preparation and insightful learning strategies you wont find a more complete pharmacology text on the market!</p><ul><b><li>NEW! Additional QSEN coverage </b>incorporates more QSEN information throughout the text. </li> <ul> <ul> <p><li>Applicable QSEN competencies added to text case study titles </li><li>Collaboration and teamwork content added to selected case studies</li><li>Addition of new <i>Safety: What Went Wrong?</i> case studies</li><li>Explanation of QSEN initiatives as it relates to safety and quality of patient care is included in the <i>Medication Errors</i> chapter</li> </ul></ul><b> <p><li>NEW! Improved readability </b>is aided by more friendly direct-address language; shorter sentences; simplified language (where appropriate); and much more. </li><li><b>An extensive Photo Atlas of Drug Administration</b> features more than 100 step-by-step illustrations depicting key steps in drug administration for various routes of drug administration.</li><li><b>UNIQUE! QSEN focus</b> highlights those aspects of the book  such as boxes tips case studies and other content  that correlate with the QSEN competencies. </li><li><b>Popular key drug approach</b> focuses on the need-to-know content for safe clinical practice and uses a streamlined approach to drug indications emphasizing only the most common or serious adverse effects.</li><li><b>Integrated NCLEX? Examination preparation </b>includes seven NCLEX Examination review questions in every chapter<b> </b><i>with at least one alternate-format item per chapter. </i></li><li><b>Thorough application of the nursing process</b> is addressed in each chapter to help readers learn how to prioritize nursing care to focus on the most essential assessments?? nursing diagnosis?? interventions?? and evaluation/outcome criteria.</li><li><b>Colorful and consistent learner-friendly format </b>utilizes a variety of tables and practical body systems organization to help readers integrate pharmacology content with what they are learning in medica