Basic Pharmacology for Nurses, 14th edition, is a contemporary classic nursing pharmacology textbook known for its impeccably accurate drug content and its practical application of the nursing process. A consistent emphasis on health promotion through medication monitoring and patient education is a hallmark of the book. Introductory units (Units One and Two) ground the reader in basic principles of pharmacology, including drug nomenclature, drug actions and interactions, lifespan issues, patient education, and health promotion. Unit Two consists of a unique Illustrated Atlas of Medication Administration and Math Review, which provides a thorough background for safe medication administration. Known for its impeccably accurate and up-to-date drug content, along with a practical application of the nursing process. Drug chapters feature a consistent format that begins with an overview of relevant conditions, followed by a treatment overview and a general application of the nursing process to drug therapy for that condition. Separate discussions of each applicable drug class follow these chapter overviews, with a specific application of the nursing process to each drug class. Covers the pharmacology of all major classes of drugs, emphasizing side effects to expect, side effects to report, drug interactions, and more. Illustrated Atlas of Medication Administration and Math Review promotes medication safety with extensive step-by-step illustrations. Incorporates Elseviers Content Threads design and features, including Chapter Content overviews, Objectives, Key Terms lists, Life Span Issues boxes, Herbal Interactions boxes, and Clinical Landmines, to facilitate use with other Elsevier Content Threads textbooks. Emphasizes patient education and health promotion in the overall treatment plan with easy-to-recognize "Patient Education and Health Promotion" headings and printable Patient Self-Assessment Forms. Provides need-to-know coverage of herbal therapies and dietary supplements with an entire chapter (Chapter 48), plus Herbal Interactions boxes located throughout the chapters. Includes a tear-out Drug Classifications quick reference card to help students learn and review the functions of major drug classes. Emphasizes the Six Rights of Drugs Administration: right drug, right time, right dose, right patient, right route, and right documentation. Includes nine appendices. Evolve website includes WebLinks, a link to the FDAs catalog of approved drugs, and a signup page for the Elsevier ePharmacology Update quarterly newsletter. Includes over 142 full-color illustrations. A new chapter (Chapter 21) on cardiovascular disease and metabolic syndrome addresses the emerging links among cardiovascular disease, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, obesity, and type 2 diabetes. The chapters in Unit Four: Drugs Affecting the Cardiovascular System have been rearranged to better represent the logical progression of cardiovascular disorders. Medication Safety Review sections at the end of each drug chapter include new NCLEX Examinationstyle Content Review Questions, as well as Math Review and Critical Thinking Questions. Answers to the Content Review and Math Review Questions are provided inside the back cover, and answers to the Critical Thinking Questions are provided in the Instructors Electronic Resource. Includes 15 animations on the Companion CD. Revised full-color design better distinguishes the general nursing process sections from the nursing process coverage for each drug class. Nursing diagnoses have been updated throughout to reflect the 2005-2006 NANDA list of approved diagnoses.