, 12TH EDITION
ABRAMS’
CLINICAL
DRUG THERAPY
Rationales for Nursing Practice
Geralyn Frandsen, EdD, RN
Assistant Director of Nursing
Professor of Nursing
Catherine McAuley School of Nursing
Maryville University
St. Louis, Missouri
Sandra Smith Pennington, PhD, RN
Chief of Staff, Office of the President
Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions
Provo, Utah
Professor Emeritus
Department of Nursing
Berea College
Berea, Kentucky
,
, Vice President, Nursing Segment: Julie K. Stegman
Manager, Nursing Education and Practice Content: Jamie Blum
Senior Acquisitions Editor: Jonathan Joyce
Senior Development Editor: Meredith L. Brittain
Editorial Coordinator: Tim Rinehart
Marketing Manager: Brittany Clements
Editorial Assistant: Molly Kennedy
Production Project Manager: Sadie Buckallew
Design Coordinator: Steve Druding
Art Director: Jennifer Clements
Manufacturing Coordinator: Karin Duffield
Prepress Vendor: SPi Global
Twelfth Edition
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ISBN: 978-1-9751-3613-0
This work is provided “as is,” and the publisher disclaims any and all warranties, express or
implied, including any warranties as to accuracy, comprehensiveness, or currency of the content
of this work.
This work is no substitute for individual patient assessment based upon healthcare professionals’
examination of each patient and consideration of, among other things, age, weight, gender,
current or prior medical conditions, medication history, laboratory data and other factors unique
to the patient. The publisher does not provide medical advice or guidance and this work is merely
a reference tool. Healthcare professionals, and not the publisher, are solely responsible for the
use of this work including all medical judgments and for any resulting diagnosis and treatments.
ABRAMS’
CLINICAL
DRUG THERAPY
Rationales for Nursing Practice
Geralyn Frandsen, EdD, RN
Assistant Director of Nursing
Professor of Nursing
Catherine McAuley School of Nursing
Maryville University
St. Louis, Missouri
Sandra Smith Pennington, PhD, RN
Chief of Staff, Office of the President
Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions
Provo, Utah
Professor Emeritus
Department of Nursing
Berea College
Berea, Kentucky
,
, Vice President, Nursing Segment: Julie K. Stegman
Manager, Nursing Education and Practice Content: Jamie Blum
Senior Acquisitions Editor: Jonathan Joyce
Senior Development Editor: Meredith L. Brittain
Editorial Coordinator: Tim Rinehart
Marketing Manager: Brittany Clements
Editorial Assistant: Molly Kennedy
Production Project Manager: Sadie Buckallew
Design Coordinator: Steve Druding
Art Director: Jennifer Clements
Manufacturing Coordinator: Karin Duffield
Prepress Vendor: SPi Global
Twelfth Edition
Copyright © 2021 Wolters Kluwer
Copyright © 2018 Wolters Kluwer; Copyright © 2014, 2009 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott
Williams & Wilkins. Copyright © 2007, 2004, 2001 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Copyright © 1998 by Lippincott-Raven Publishers. Copyright © 1995, 1991, 1987, 1983 by J. B.
Lippincott Company. All rights reserved. This book is protected by copyright. No part of this
book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, including as photocopies
or scanned-in or other electronic copies, or utilized by any information storage and retrieval
system without written permission from the copyright owner, except for brief quotations
embodied in critical articles and reviews. Materials appearing in this book prepared by
individuals as part of their official duties as U.S. government employees are not covered by the
above-mentioned copyright. To request permission, please contact Wolters Kluwer at Two
Commerce Square, 2001 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103, via email at
, or via our website at shop.lww.com (products and services).
987654321
Printed in China
Cataloging-in-Publication Data available on request from the Publisher
ISBN: 978-1-9751-3613-0
This work is provided “as is,” and the publisher disclaims any and all warranties, express or
implied, including any warranties as to accuracy, comprehensiveness, or currency of the content
of this work.
This work is no substitute for individual patient assessment based upon healthcare professionals’
examination of each patient and consideration of, among other things, age, weight, gender,
current or prior medical conditions, medication history, laboratory data and other factors unique
to the patient. The publisher does not provide medical advice or guidance and this work is merely
a reference tool. Healthcare professionals, and not the publisher, are solely responsible for the
use of this work including all medical judgments and for any resulting diagnosis and treatments.
