Author: Gladdi Tomlinson Publisher: F.A. Davis ISBN: 0803629370 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 223
Book Description
Everything you need to know about IV drugs… all in your pocket. This handy, spiral-bound guide features monographs for all of the most common IV drugs in an easy-to-use format that’s organized alphabetically by generic drug name. You’ll also have valuable information on drug calculations, safe administration techniques, and compatibilities at your fingertips.
Author: Betty L. Gahart Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences ISBN: 0323084818 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 1285
Book Description
Intravenous Medications: A Handbook for Nurses and Health Professionals is a resource for all the information you need to safely administer more than 350 intravenous drugs. This new edition offers alphabetical organization, a detailed appendix of generic and trade names, pharmacologic actions, hundreds of new drug facts, and entries for new IV drugs recently approved by the FDA."--Publisher.
Author: Betty L. Gahart Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences ISBN: 0323084834 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 1285
Book Description
The #1 IV drug handbook for nearly 40 years, Intravenous Medications: A Handbook for Nurses and Health Professionals is the go-to resource for all the information you need to safely administer more than 350 intravenous drugs. Whether you prefer the convenient electronic format or the newly redesigned portable print version, this new edition offers alphabetical organization, a detailed appendix of generic and trade names, pharmacologic actions, hundreds of new drug facts, and entries for new IV drugs recently approved by the FDA. There’s no other resource more trusted for its accuracy and comprehensive coverage. UNIQUE! Annual publication includes essential information on the most recently approved IV drugs as well as updated information on previously approved drugs. UNIQUE! Thorough coverage of more than 350 IV drugs offers more than any other comparable handbook. UNIQUE! Layout in the print version keeps all dosage information for each drug on either a single page or a two-page spread, ensuring that the health care worker does not contaminate hands by having to turn a page. Consistent, easy-to-use format provides all the essential clinical information on IV drug administration. Alphabetical listing of IV drugs is organized by generic name for quick clinical reference. Updated IV drug dilution and dosage information — in a convenient chart form within monographs where appropriate —helps you quickly locate essential information. Special sections highlight dose variances for geriatric, pediatric, infant, and neonatal patients. Identifying icons (such as Black Box Warnings) and design features also make it easy to locate key information NEW! Larger page size of the print version reduces the thickness of the book and makes content easier to navigate. NEW! Printed thumb tabs added to the print version assist in locating information quickly.
Author: Gary J. Algozzine Publisher: Mosby ISBN: 9780323066570 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 341
Book Description
Compact and easy to use, this handy reference focuses on the information you need to administer intravenous medications in critical care and emergency environments. Essential coverage of 48 of the most common and complex IV drugs, including drip rate calculation charts, drug calculation formulae, and much more help you safely and efficiently administer IV drugs. Fully updated coverage includes the newest IV treatments with magnesium, conivaptan, potassium, and nicardipine, helping you provide the most effective care possible. Current drug dosing charts for 48 of the most common, and most difficult to administer, intravenous infusion critical care drugs ensure that the information you need is readily available. Quick reference drug compatibility charts provide instant access to this crucial information. Drip Rates and Dosing information are arranged in tabular manner for each drug referenced in the text, allowing you to quickly prepare drugs in critical situations. A Drug Calculation Formulae section includes a list of the formulae most useful in determining IV drug concentration, doses, and infusion rates, helping you to eliminate memorization errors when calculating these important parameters. Calculation factors based on patient weight enable you to quickly change a patient's infusion dose and titrate the drug to reduce the chance of medication errors. Nursing Considerations in each drug monograph offer practical information on administration and monitoring. Trade and generic drug name indexes help you find information quickly no matter what name is used. A handy reference to ACLS guidelines allows you to quickly see how infusion therapy fits into the ACLS protocol.
Author: Gladdi Tomlinson Publisher: F A Davis Company ISBN: 9780803614468 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 192
Book Description
A Davis's Notes Book! Accessing an intravenous site and delivering fluids and medicine can be a difficult and frightening experience for students. IV Med Notes alleviates students' fears by providing up-to-date information needed to safely administer medications by IV, in a user-friendly scrub pocket guide.
Author: Ada Lawrence Plumer Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins ISBN: 9780781759441 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 788
Book Description
Disc contains drug monographs on more than 100 intravenous agents in a printable format for patient teaching and 11 appendices with information on continuing education, governmental regulations, and other subjects relevant to infusion therapy.
Author: Bettie Lilley Nosek Publisher: John Wiley & Sons ISBN: 1118116445 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 427
Book Description
The fast and painless way to ace your IV Therapy course Are you an aspiring nurse, nurse practitioner, or physician's assistant struggling with IV therapy? Help is here! IV Therapy For Dummies tracks to a typical IV therapy course and gives you current, easy-to-follow guidance on everything you'll encounter in class, such as delivery methods, flow rates, legal issues, profession standards, and documentation. IV Therapy For Dummies also discusses the necessary components of peripheral and central venous therapy, including access sites, equipment, preparation, maintenance, and the discontinuation of therapy. Plus, you'll get the 4-1-1 on the administration of IV medications, including special considerations for pediatric, elderly, and home care patients. Tracks to a typical IV Therapy course Provides current, comprehensive information in plain English If you're enrolled in an IV Therapy course or a healthcare worker looking for a refresher on this important form of medical treatment, IV Therapy For Dummies has you covered.
Author: World Health Organization Publisher: World Health Organization ISBN: 9241548371 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 442
Book Description
The Pocket Book is for use by doctors nurses and other health workers who are responsible for the care of young children at the first level referral hospitals. This second edition is based on evidence from several WHO updated and published clinical guidelines. It is for use in both inpatient and outpatient care in small hospitals with basic laboratory facilities and essential medicines. In some settings these guidelines can be used in any facilities where sick children are admitted for inpatient care. The Pocket Book is one of a series of documents and tools that support the Integrated Managem.
Author: Henri Richard Manasse Publisher: ASHP ISBN: 1585280895 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 394
Book Description
Medication safety is the most challenging goal for pharmacy practice and patient safety professionals in all health care facilities. This book serves as an essential reference guide for planning and implementing a medication safety program. Written by nationally-recognized experts, Medication Safety: A Guide for Health Care Facilities provides a comprehensive analysis of principles and practices associated with the prevention and identification of medication errors, as well as interdisciplinary, facility-wide recommendations for achieving medication safety in all settings. This book is divided into four sections so users can easily find the information they need: the Importance of Medication Safety, the Medication Safety Team, Building a Safe Medication Use System, and Measuring Medication Safety.
Author: Laura Cima Publisher: Joint Commission Resources ISBN: 1599406187 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 179
Book Description
Written especially for nurses in all disciplines and health care settings, this second edition of The Nurses's Role in Medication Safety focuses on the hands-on role nurses play in the delivery of care and their unique opportunity and responsibility to identify potential medication safety issues. Reflecting the contributions of several dozen nurses who provided new and updated content, this book includes strategies, examples, and advice on how to: * Develop effective medication reconciliation processes * Identify and address causes of medication errors * Encourage the reporting of medication errors in a safe and just culture * Apply human factors solutions to medication management issues and the implementation of programs to reduce medication errors * Use technology (such as smart pumps and computerized provider order entry) to improve medication safety * Recognize the special issues of medication safety in disciplines such as obstetrics, pediatrics, geriatrics, and oncology and within program settings beyond large urban hospitals, including long term care, behavioral health care, critical access hospitals, and ambulatory care and office-based surgery
Author: Gladdi Tomlinson
Author: Betty L. Gahart
Author: Betty L. Gahart
Author: Gary J. Algozzine
Author: Gladdi Tomlinson
Author: Ada Lawrence Plumer
Author: Bettie Lilley Nosek
Author: World Health Organization
Author: Henri Richard Manasse
Author: Laura Cima