| ISSN Series: | Nursing Drug Handbook (Springhouse) | | Discipline: | Pharmacology | | Subject Definition: | Drug Therapy-Nursing-Handbooks | | NLM Class: | QV 39 | | LC Class: | RM301 | | Abstract: | The 35th edition of the best-selling, original drug handbook for nurses provides complete monographs for more than 900 generic and thousands of brand-name drugs. Monographs are consistently formatted for ease of use and 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. Also includes chapters on general drug information (pharmacology/pharmacotherapeutics, pharmacogenomics, safe drug administration, therapeutic classifications) and numerous appendices. Text is complemented by free Toolkit containing hundreds of online resources. You can also count on Nursing2015 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: 24 NEW FDA-approved drugs. NEW! Safety information: Preventing and treating extravasation, Preventing exposure to hazardous drugs. NEW! Indication & Dosage Appendices--Nutritional supplements, Antacids, Laxatives. NEW coverage of pharmacogenomics. |
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