Includes 14 p. of "Patient teaching cards" in back of book.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 521-522) and index.

Content: 1. The nurse's evolving role in drug therapy: The nurse and pharmacotherapeutics -- Drug and their characteristics -Administering medications with safety -- 2. Body systems outlook for drug therapy -- 3.How drug work and their effect s in the body: Pharmacokinetics: the absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion of drugs -- Pharmacodynamics: drug action, drug effect, and adverse reactions -- 4. Drug classification profile -- 5.The clinical significance of drug information: Putting it all together -- Analyzing drug profiles -- Drug monographs: drug guides and medication (drug ) cards -- Working with drug table, medication cards , and drug guides --