Organized by therapeutic class, Nursing2010 Drug Handbook provides quick access to current, accurate information on over 900 generic and 3,000 brand-name drugs, emphasizes nursing aspects of drugs without trying to replace detailed pharmacology texts. The unique design makes the content readily accessible and applicable in any clinical setting. It also emphasizes safety to help you avoid medication errors.
The monographs are consistently formatted for ease of use, and they focus on the practical information that practicing 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 incompatibilities 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. This latest update is based on the 2010 print edition with additional features, enhanced functionality and ongoing updates!
Key Features
The best-selling nursing drug handbook for 30 years
New monographs for 14 new, FDA approved drugs
Includes FDA-issued black box warnings
New appendices on recommended pediatric and adult immunizations
A guide to common abbreviations that have been approved by JAHO as safe to use
Administration section that gives step-by-step guidance on safely preparing, giving, and storing drugs by all routes
Tables that show the route, onset, peak and duration of each drug
Full color pill images
An "effects on lab results" section in every monograph
Incompatibilities section in IV drug entries to highlight the drugs that should not be given
Delayed, severe interactions are now highlighted
Contains pharmacologic class and information on the drug's half-life
Section with expanded information on combination drugs
"Safety Alert" label on entries for potentially toxic drugs
?Adjust-a-dose? logos to highlight dosage adjustments that may be needed in certain patient populations
Includes drugs that affect the QTc interval, vitamins and minerals, pregnancy risk categories, controlled substance schedules, herbal medicines, dialyzable drugs and therapeutic drug monitoring guidelines
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Built-in Medical Calculators: Provide instant access from within clinical topics to the calculating oral medications, liquid injections and injections from powder
Full Images: Vivid images that aid in diagnostic workup.
Table Viewer: All the richness of extensive tables, easily viewable on the compact screen of your mobile device.
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Author(s): Eugene Braunwald, Anthony Fauci, Dennis Kasper, Stephen Hauser, Dan Longo & J. Jameson
Publisher: The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc
Nursing 2010 Drug Handbook
