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This book is not intended to be used as a drug reference book, but direct links are provided to <a href=\"https:\/\/dailymed.nlm.nih.gov\/dailymed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DailyMed<\/a>, which provides trustworthy information about marketed drugs in the United States.\n\nThis textbook is aligned with the Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) statewide nursing curriculum for the Nursing Pharmacology course (543-103).&nbsp; The project is supported by a $2.5 million Open Resources for Nursing (Open RN) grant from the Department of Education and is licensed under a&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License<\/a>.\n\nThis book is available for download in multiple formats, but the online version is required for interaction with the adaptive learning activities included in each chapter.\n\nThe following video provides a quick overview of how to navigate the online version.\n\n[embed]https:\/\/cvtc.instructuremedia.com\/embed\/c9330175-a665-4844-b407-09a4b5886b4c[\/embed]\n","rendered":"<p>This open-access Nursing Pharmacology textbook is designed for entry-level undergraduate nursing students.&nbsp; It explains basic concepts of pharmacology and describes common medication classes. 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