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Nursing2013 Drug Handbook

ISBN: 9781451150230 | 1451150237

Edition: 33rd
Format: Trade Paper
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Pub. Date: 5/18/2012

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The 33rd edition of the best-selling, original drug handbook for nurses provides complete monographs for more than 900 generic and 3,000 trade drugs.� The monographs are consistently formatted for ease of use, and they focus on the practical information that nurses need. Each monograph consists of generic and trade names, pronunciation key, pregnancy risk category, pharmacologic class, controlled substance schedule (if applicable), available forms,� indications and dosages, administration (with drug incompatibities for I.V. drugs), action (incl... MOREuding tables showing route, onset, peak, duration, and half-life), adverse reactions, interactions, effects on lab test results, contraindications, nursing considerations, and patient teaching.Web Toolkit provides convenient features, including FDA warnings, new drug and herb updates, medication administration and safety videos, dosage calculator, patient teaching handouts, pharmacology animations, English-Spanish audio medical and medication administration terms and phrases, audio generic drug pronunciations, medication administration procedures, NCLEX-style questions, mechanisms of action of selected drug classes, foods that contain tyramine,1 free CE test plus additional CE discounts, and various handy charts and information, such as controlled substance schedules, I.V. drug incompatibility, dialyzable drugs, toxic drug-drug interactions, and much more.

Find any drug fact in 15 seconds or less-including 30 NEW drugs and important nursing considerations for every one. The Nursing2013 Drug Handbook --the 33rd edition of the best-selling, original drug handbook for nurses -- provides complete monographs for more than 900 generic and 3,000 trade drugs. The monographs are consistently formatted for ease of use, and they focus on the practical information that nurses need.Each monograph consists of generic and trade names, pronunciation key, pregnancy risk category, pharmacologic class, controlled substance schedule (if applicable), available forms, indications and dosages, administration (with drug incompatibities for I.V. drugs), action (including tables showing route, onset, peak, duration, and half-life), adverse reactions, interactions, effects on lab test results, contraindications, nursing considerations, and patient teaching. You can count on Nursing2013 Drug Handbookto tell you unapproved, off-label drug uses so you'll always know why a drug is prescribed. And, this year, be a more confident nurse with fingertip access to … 30 NEW drugshighlighted so you can't miss them administration guidance for every appropriate route I.V. drug incompatibilityinformation effects on lab test resultsfor every drug drug-drug, along with drug-food, drug-lifestyle, and drug-herb interactionsfor expert monitoring, including rapid- and delayed-onset interactions dosage adjustment alertsfor your patient with such conditions as renal or hepatic disease and for special populations every commonly prescribed drug. a full-color Photoguideto help you confidently identify 431 tablets and capsules With the safeguards you'll find only in the Nursing2013 Drug Handbookit's easier than ever to stay current on the 3,000 latest changes to drug information and to avoid even the most common medication errors: Appendix on less commonly used drugs with indications and dosages NOW!A to Z format with alphabetical tabs for quick reference NOW!FDA TALL MANlettering for look-alike drug names NOW!Overdose signs and symptoms for every drug NOW!Drugs that shouldn't be crushed or chewed NOW! Black Box Warningshighlight specific FDA-issued warnings NOW!Nursing guidance on multiple-drug regimens Pharmacologic and therapeutic class identificationfor every drug to help you better prepare for adverse effects Alertlogo for drugs that can cause significant harm Look alikesound alikelogo for added safety against errors Abbreviations to avoidto safeguard your patient and your nursing license Patient-teachinginstructions for every drug

Anatomy of a monographContributors and consultantsHow to use Nursing2013 Drug HandbookQuick guide to special symbols, logos, and highlighted termsGeneral information1. Drug actions, interactions, and reactions2. Drug therapy across the lifespan3. Safe drug administration4. Selected drug classificationsAlphabetical listing of drugs by generic nameAppendicesPregnancy risk categoriesControlled substance schedulesQuick guide to combination drugsCommon combination drugs: Indications and dosagesVaccines and toxoids... MORE

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