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**Selected for Doody's Core Titles® 2024 in Pharmacology** Find the information you need to administer drugs safely, accurately, and professionally! Mosby's Drug Guide for Nursing Students, 15th Edition with 2024 Update provides concise profiles of more than 4,000 generic and trade name drugs, including the drugs most recently approved by the FDA. Each drug monograph includes clear guidelines to dosing, administration, and the nursing process, so you'll always be sure that you're practicing medication safety. What sets this handbook apart is its detailed coverage of rationales and explanations, IV drugs, and the similarities and differences in common classes of drugs. From well-known pharmacology expert Linda Skidmore-Roth, this drug guide has been trusted by nursing students for more than 25 years! More than 4,000 generic and trade-name drugs are profiled, covering almost every drug you will administer in practice or in clinicals Alphabetical organization by generic name provides quick and easy access to specific drugs, and a full-color design highlights important information Nursing Process steps are used as the framework for organizing all nursing care information Black Box Warnings provide alerts to FDA warnings of dangerous or life-threatening drug reactions High Alert headings indicate drugs that pose the great risk if administered improperly Additional drug monographs on the Evolve websiteprovide information on the most recently approved drugs Individual drug monographs include generic name, pronunciation, functional and chemical classification, do-not-confuse drug names, action, therapeutic outcome, uses, unlabeled uses, pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics, contraindications, precautions, dosages and routes, adverse effects, interactions (including drug/herb, drug/food and lab test), nursing considerations, black