Clinical Drug Therapy: Rationales for Nursing Practice, this popular core nursing pharmacology textbook provides unique coverage of nursing interventions for drug therapy with related rationales. Highly praised for its organized and readable presentation, the text explains the 'why' behind each nursing action and emphasizes how drugs work differently in different patients. New to the 9th Edition is an Evidence Based Nursing feature that builds on the previous edition's Research Briefs and highlights the nursing implications of current research.