Nursing 2013 Drug Handbook

33rd Edition

Nursing 2013 Drug Handbook

33rd Edition

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Author: Staffs of Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Date of Publication: 2012
Book classification: Medical Books,
No. of pages: 1568 Pages
Format: Paperback
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    Nursing Drug Handbook, 33rd Revised edition--------------------------------------------------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 genericand 3,000 trade drugs. Now also available as an App! Get complete drugentries on your Apple or Android device with the Brand NEW NDH App.The monographs are consistently formatted for ease of use, and theyfocus on the practical information that nurses need. Each monographconsists of generic and trade names, pronunciation key, pregnancy riskcategory, pharmacologic class, controlled substance schedule (if applicable),available forms, indications and dosages, administration (with drugincompatibities 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 Handbook"""to 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 drugs highlighted so you can't miss them" administration guidance for every appropriate route" informationalong with drug-food, drug-lifestyle, and drug-herb interactions for" expert monitoring, including rapid- and delayed-onset interactionsdosage adjustment alerts for your patient with such conditions as renal" or hepatic disease and for special populations" drug431 tablets and capsules. With the safeguards you'll find only in theNursing2013 Drug Handbook it's easier than ever to stay current onthe 3,000 latest changes to drug information and to avoid even themost common medication errors: appendix on less commonly used drugs" with indications and dosages" tabs for quick reference" drug names" that shouldn't be crushed or chewed" specific FDA-issued warnings" regimens" drug to help you better prepare for adverse effects" drugs that can cause significant harm" for added safety against errors" your patient and your nursing licensefor every drug.
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