Pharmacology: A Nursing Process ApproachThis text is a study guide to pharmacology, taken from a nursing process approach. It combines pharmacology, drug calculation, and administration for both adult and paediatric patients. Drugs are presented in a prototype chart format that correlates aspects of drug therapy with nursing process. |
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Unit II | 129 |
Drug Interaction and Drug Abuse | 138 |
Drug Therapy Considerations Throughout the Life Span | 147 |
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