This popular core nursing pharmacology textbook provides comprehensive coverage of nursing interventions for drug therapy with related rationales. Highly praised for its organized, readable presentation, the text explains the "why" behind each nursing action and emphasizes how drugs work differently in different patients. Highlights of the Ninth Edition include new Evidence-Based Practice displays, clearly identified FDA Black Box Warnings, case studies threaded through each drug chapter, key terms with definitions in chapter openers, a comprehensive glossary, a revised art program, and thoroughly revised end-of-chapter NCLEX®-style questions.

A bound-in CD-ROM and a companion Website include videos, animations, dosage calculation quizzes, NCLEX®-style questions, and journal articles. It also includes a FREE Photo Atlas of Medication Administration booklet.  LiveAdvise online tutoring is also available.