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Heres the essential drug information every nursing student must know, in a concise, portable, and convenient card format. The 2007 edition features a mini CD-ROM and 480 cards which contain pharmacology and nursing management content for over 860 generic and 1,320 brand-name drugs. This boxed set also includes approximately 70 drug category cards, which allow for easy review and thorough understanding of the relationship among individual drugs in the same category. An accompanying website provides an online drug card creator, weblinks, and more.<br><br><ul><li>Includes pharmacologic and related nursing content for over 860 generic and 1,320 brand-name drugs.</li><li>Cards organized alphabetically by generic name for ease of retrieving information.</li><li>Features a portable size (4" x 6") and sturdy card stock to ensure the most convenient and durable nursing drug cards available.</li><li>Features a consistent format for quick reference: generic name, pronunciation, category, pregnancy category, brand name, manufacturer, dosage forms, use, action, pharmacokinetics, contraindications, warnings, dosage, side/adverse effects, interactions, nursing management priorities, and notes.</li><li>Includes thorough coverage of nursing management priorities following a nursing process format: Assess, Diagnose, Plan/Implement (containing geriatric, pediatric, dietary management, and lab test evaluation information when appropriate), and Evaluate.</li><li>UNIQUE! Updated annually to ensure each edition includes the latest information.</li><li>UNIQUE! Includes a mini CD-ROM, providing information in a printable format as well as additional drug information such as dosage calculators.</li><li>Contains the latest NANDA-approved nursing diagnoses for all drug categories, exposing students to the application of nursing diagnoses to pharmacology.</li><li>UNIQUE! Includes safe drug administration features such as Tall man lettering for easily confused drug names.</li><li>Distinguishes b