Author: Toby Brener
Publisher: Springhouse Corporation
ISBN: 9781582557007
Category : Chemotherapy
Languages : en
Pages : 1480
Book Description
The best-selling nursing drug handbook for 27 years is now in its fully updated 2007 edition. Organized by therapeutic class, Nursing2007 Drug Handbook provides quick access to current, accurate information on over 1,000 generic and 3,500 brand-name drugs. This edition includes over 20 recently approved drugs and new indications and warnings. For added safety, JCAHO-approved abbreviations are used, and new logos signal look-alike sound-alike drugs and safety-alert drugs. I.V. drugs now include incompatibility information. New appendices cover abbreviations to avoid and combination drugs. A free CD-ROM contains 200 drug monographs and corresponding customizable patient-teaching handouts. CE activity and updates are on NDHnow.com. Nursing2007 Drug Handbook will be available for PDA in September 2006.
Nursing 2007 Drug Handbook
Author: Toby Brener
Publisher: Springhouse Corporation
ISBN: 9781582557007
Category : Chemotherapy
Languages : en
Pages : 1480
Book Description
The best-selling nursing drug handbook for 27 years is now in its fully updated 2007 edition. Organized by therapeutic class, Nursing2007 Drug Handbook provides quick access to current, accurate information on over 1,000 generic and 3,500 brand-name drugs. This edition includes over 20 recently approved drugs and new indications and warnings. For added safety, JCAHO-approved abbreviations are used, and new logos signal look-alike sound-alike drugs and safety-alert drugs. I.V. drugs now include incompatibility information. New appendices cover abbreviations to avoid and combination drugs. A free CD-ROM contains 200 drug monographs and corresponding customizable patient-teaching handouts. CE activity and updates are on NDHnow.com. Nursing2007 Drug Handbook will be available for PDA in September 2006.
Publisher: Springhouse Corporation
ISBN: 9781582557007
Category : Chemotherapy
Languages : en
Pages : 1480
Book Description
The best-selling nursing drug handbook for 27 years is now in its fully updated 2007 edition. Organized by therapeutic class, Nursing2007 Drug Handbook provides quick access to current, accurate information on over 1,000 generic and 3,500 brand-name drugs. This edition includes over 20 recently approved drugs and new indications and warnings. For added safety, JCAHO-approved abbreviations are used, and new logos signal look-alike sound-alike drugs and safety-alert drugs. I.V. drugs now include incompatibility information. New appendices cover abbreviations to avoid and combination drugs. A free CD-ROM contains 200 drug monographs and corresponding customizable patient-teaching handouts. CE activity and updates are on NDHnow.com. Nursing2007 Drug Handbook will be available for PDA in September 2006.
Nurse's Handbook of Combination Drugs
Author: Jones & Bartlett Learning,
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
ISBN: 1449658180
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 882
Book Description
The only reference that covers two or more drugs administered simultaneously! Using one formulation to administer two or more medications simultaneously can simplify a patient's drug regimen and even improve compliance. For the nurse, however, the convenience of combination drugs is linked with the added responsibility to provide safe, effective drug therapy and complete patient teaching about the medications. Nurse's Handbook of Combination Drugs, Second Edition meets your need for accurate, up-to-date, and easy-to-use drug information, preparing you to administer these drugs, teach your patients about them, and provide safe and effective care. Here's what you'll find in the handbook: An organization that groups drugs into body system chapters and alphabetizes the entries for quick finding. In each chapter, you'll find all the combination drugs to treat that system's disorders Concise drug entries that use a consistent format. Use one entry and you'll know how all the others are formatted Comprehensive index listing each generic in the combination and all trade names
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
ISBN: 1449658180
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 882
Book Description
The only reference that covers two or more drugs administered simultaneously! Using one formulation to administer two or more medications simultaneously can simplify a patient's drug regimen and even improve compliance. For the nurse, however, the convenience of combination drugs is linked with the added responsibility to provide safe, effective drug therapy and complete patient teaching about the medications. Nurse's Handbook of Combination Drugs, Second Edition meets your need for accurate, up-to-date, and easy-to-use drug information, preparing you to administer these drugs, teach your patients about them, and provide safe and effective care. Here's what you'll find in the handbook: An organization that groups drugs into body system chapters and alphabetizes the entries for quick finding. In each chapter, you'll find all the combination drugs to treat that system's disorders Concise drug entries that use a consistent format. Use one entry and you'll know how all the others are formatted Comprehensive index listing each generic in the combination and all trade names
2011 Nurse's Drug Handbook
Author: Jones & Bartlett Learning,
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
ISBN: 1449653723
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 1266
Book Description
A new and updated version of this best-selling resource! Jones and Bartlett Publisher’s 2011 Nurse’s Drug Handbook is the most up-to-date, practical, and easy-to-use nursing drug reference! It provides: * Accurate, timely facts on hundreds of drugs from abacavir sulfate to Zyvox * Concise, consistently formatted drug entries organized alphabetically * No-nonsense writing style that speaks your language in terms you use everyday * Index of all generic, trade, and alternate drug names for quick reference It has all the vital information you need at your fingertips: * Chemical and therapeutic classes, FDA pregnancy risk category and controlled substance schedule * Indications and dosages, as well as route, onset, peak, and duration information * Incompatibilities, contraindications; interactions with drugs, food, and activities; and adverse reactions * Nursing considerations, including key patient-teaching points * Vital features include mechanism-of-action illustrations showing how drugs at the cellular, tissue, or organ levels and dosage adjustments help individualize care for elderly patients, patients with renal impairment, and others with special needs * Warnings and precautions that keep you informed and alert
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
ISBN: 1449653723
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 1266
Book Description
A new and updated version of this best-selling resource! Jones and Bartlett Publisher’s 2011 Nurse’s Drug Handbook is the most up-to-date, practical, and easy-to-use nursing drug reference! It provides: * Accurate, timely facts on hundreds of drugs from abacavir sulfate to Zyvox * Concise, consistently formatted drug entries organized alphabetically * No-nonsense writing style that speaks your language in terms you use everyday * Index of all generic, trade, and alternate drug names for quick reference It has all the vital information you need at your fingertips: * Chemical and therapeutic classes, FDA pregnancy risk category and controlled substance schedule * Indications and dosages, as well as route, onset, peak, and duration information * Incompatibilities, contraindications; interactions with drugs, food, and activities; and adverse reactions * Nursing considerations, including key patient-teaching points * Vital features include mechanism-of-action illustrations showing how drugs at the cellular, tissue, or organ levels and dosage adjustments help individualize care for elderly patients, patients with renal impairment, and others with special needs * Warnings and precautions that keep you informed and alert
Nursing2003 Drug Handbook
Author: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Publisher: Springhouse Corporation
ISBN: 9781582551708
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 1444
Book Description
The only nursing drug guide organized by therapeutic class, this year's edition contains more than 900 entries and covers more than 1,000 generic and 3,500 brand-name drugs. It includes a CD-ROM that features 10 CE tests, 200 drug monographs and patient-teaching handouts, and a searchable listing of the top 100 drug interactions and appropriate interventions.
Publisher: Springhouse Corporation
ISBN: 9781582551708
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 1444
Book Description
The only nursing drug guide organized by therapeutic class, this year's edition contains more than 900 entries and covers more than 1,000 generic and 3,500 brand-name drugs. It includes a CD-ROM that features 10 CE tests, 200 drug monographs and patient-teaching handouts, and a searchable listing of the top 100 drug interactions and appropriate interventions.
Nurse's Pocket Drug Guide 2011
Author: Judith Barberio
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill
ISBN: 9780071737678
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
Everything nurses need to know about 1000 common medications -- in one pocket-sized guide! A Doody's Core Title ESSENTIAL PURCHASE for 2011! 5 STAR DOODY'S REVIEW! "This very useful drug reference will easily fit in your lab coat pocket. The information is accurate and up to date. Due to size constraints, only the most frequently used medications are included in this book. This book retains its value by being revised yearly and maintaining a database of the most current information."--Doody's Review Service Specifically geared towards patient care and safety, this instant-access pocket guide provides registered nurses with essential, up-to-the-minute information on the selection and administration of 1000 commonly used medications.This nursing classic is revised annually to reflect approval of new drugs, changes in usage of current drugs, and withdrawal of older ones. Features: Organized alphabetically by generic drug name Mechanisms of action Common usage and dosage Side effects Drug interactions Nursing implications New drugs Patient education Expanded coverage of natural and herbal agents
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill
ISBN: 9780071737678
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
Everything nurses need to know about 1000 common medications -- in one pocket-sized guide! A Doody's Core Title ESSENTIAL PURCHASE for 2011! 5 STAR DOODY'S REVIEW! "This very useful drug reference will easily fit in your lab coat pocket. The information is accurate and up to date. Due to size constraints, only the most frequently used medications are included in this book. This book retains its value by being revised yearly and maintaining a database of the most current information."--Doody's Review Service Specifically geared towards patient care and safety, this instant-access pocket guide provides registered nurses with essential, up-to-the-minute information on the selection and administration of 1000 commonly used medications.This nursing classic is revised annually to reflect approval of new drugs, changes in usage of current drugs, and withdrawal of older ones. Features: Organized alphabetically by generic drug name Mechanisms of action Common usage and dosage Side effects Drug interactions Nursing implications New drugs Patient education Expanded coverage of natural and herbal agents
Physician's Drug Handbook
Author: Michael F. Beers
Publisher: Lippincott Raven
ISBN: 9781582553962
Category : Drugs
Languages : en
Pages : 1396
Book Description
Physician's Drug Handbook features alphabetically organized monographs on over 900 generic and 2,000 trade name drugs. Each entry includes generic name, U.S. and Canadian trade names, pharmacologic and therapeutic classes, pregnancy risk category, controlled substance schedule, drug forms and strengths, indications, dosages, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, contraindications and cautions, interactions, adverse reactions, prescriber and patient information, and subsections for pregnant, breast-feeding, pediatric, and geriatric patients. The Eleventh Edition has added more than 50 new drugs, dozens of new indications, herb-drug interactions, Alerts to highlight important information, off-label indications, dosage adjustments, and drug effects on laboratory tests. Readers receive drug updates by e-mail on eDrugInfo.com.
Publisher: Lippincott Raven
ISBN: 9781582553962
Category : Drugs
Languages : en
Pages : 1396
Book Description
Physician's Drug Handbook features alphabetically organized monographs on over 900 generic and 2,000 trade name drugs. Each entry includes generic name, U.S. and Canadian trade names, pharmacologic and therapeutic classes, pregnancy risk category, controlled substance schedule, drug forms and strengths, indications, dosages, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, contraindications and cautions, interactions, adverse reactions, prescriber and patient information, and subsections for pregnant, breast-feeding, pediatric, and geriatric patients. The Eleventh Edition has added more than 50 new drugs, dozens of new indications, herb-drug interactions, Alerts to highlight important information, off-label indications, dosage adjustments, and drug effects on laboratory tests. Readers receive drug updates by e-mail on eDrugInfo.com.
Nursing Spectrum Drug Handbook 2008
Author: Patricia Schull
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN: 0071594825
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 1414
Book Description
An Ultra-Convenient, Safety-Focused Drug Guide Written for RNs by RNs Nursing Spectrum Drug Handbook delivers instant access to concise, need-to-know information on more than 3,000 brand-name and 1,000 generic drugs. Carefully updated and based on feedback from nurses worldwide, the Handbook is an essential tool in ensuring the safest, most effective drug administration possible. Features Organized alphabetically by generic name Covers each drug's mechanism of action, indication, dosage, contraindications, and more Up-to-date overview of ophthalmic drugs, drug classes, vitamins, minerals, herbs and supplements Color-coded “clinical alert” icons throughout Full-color patient safety and drug identification inserts Useful photo gallery of common tablets and capsules NEW treatment algorithms Vital coverage of life-threatening adverse reactions Valuable appendices Ribbon bookmark to keep your place Off-label uses for many drugs PDA download of the ENTIRE text Online companion site (www.nursedrughandbook.com) with drug updates, downloadable patient education information, and more
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN: 0071594825
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 1414
Book Description
An Ultra-Convenient, Safety-Focused Drug Guide Written for RNs by RNs Nursing Spectrum Drug Handbook delivers instant access to concise, need-to-know information on more than 3,000 brand-name and 1,000 generic drugs. Carefully updated and based on feedback from nurses worldwide, the Handbook is an essential tool in ensuring the safest, most effective drug administration possible. Features Organized alphabetically by generic name Covers each drug's mechanism of action, indication, dosage, contraindications, and more Up-to-date overview of ophthalmic drugs, drug classes, vitamins, minerals, herbs and supplements Color-coded “clinical alert” icons throughout Full-color patient safety and drug identification inserts Useful photo gallery of common tablets and capsules NEW treatment algorithms Vital coverage of life-threatening adverse reactions Valuable appendices Ribbon bookmark to keep your place Off-label uses for many drugs PDA download of the ENTIRE text Online companion site (www.nursedrughandbook.com) with drug updates, downloadable patient education information, and more
Mosby's Home Care and Hospice Drug Handbook
Author: T. M. Marrelli
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780815112266
Category : Drugs
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Mosby's Home Care & Hospice Drug Handbook by Tina Marrelli is a portable, up-to-date drug handbook that contains essential drug information for clinicians practicing in home care and hospice.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780815112266
Category : Drugs
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Mosby's Home Care & Hospice Drug Handbook by Tina Marrelli is a portable, up-to-date drug handbook that contains essential drug information for clinicians practicing in home care and hospice.
Handbook of Drug Administration via Enteral Feeding Tubes, 3rd edition
Author: Rebecca White
Publisher: Pharmaceutical Press
ISBN: 0857111620
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 753
Book Description
With over 400 drug monographs, this book covers the technical, practical and legal aspects that you should consider before prescribing or administering drugs via enteral feeding tubes.
Publisher: Pharmaceutical Press
ISBN: 0857111620
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 753
Book Description
With over 400 drug monographs, this book covers the technical, practical and legal aspects that you should consider before prescribing or administering drugs via enteral feeding tubes.
Oxford Handbook of Primary Care and Community Nursing
Author: Vari Drennan
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199653720
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 848
Book Description
This handbook serves as a reference guide for everyday clinical decision-making and provides the organisational knowledge necessary for those nurses who work on the interface of the statutory and voluntary sectors in health, education and social care.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199653720
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 848
Book Description
This handbook serves as a reference guide for everyday clinical decision-making and provides the organisational knowledge necessary for those nurses who work on the interface of the statutory and voluntary sectors in health, education and social care.