Nursing2004 Drug Handbook, with CD-ROM

36.5 continuing-education contact hours available

Find all the crucial information you need to protect
your patients and yourself…
• 34 recently approved drugs
• 1,217 changes to drug information in the past year alone
• BRAND-NEW — drug adverse reactions misinterpreted
as age-related changes in a convenient chart
• BRAND-NEW — administration guidance for complex
combination pain medications
• BRAND-NEW — drug uses not approved by the FDA
so you know why every drug is prescribed
• effects on lab test results for EVERY drug
• sound- and look-alike drug name alerts.

Have fingertip access to a quick database of answers.
The A-to-Z organization within therapeutic classes gives you immediate access to each drug's generic and trade names, pregnancy risk category, controlled substance schedule (where applicable), available forms, indications and dosages, I.V. administration (where applicable), action, adverse reactions, interactions, effects on lab test results, contraindications, nursing considerations, and patient teaching. You'll also find convenient cross-references from the color photoguide of tablets and capsules to related drug information.

Look for proper I.V. flow rates in quick-scan guides ... alerts flagged in color ... dosage adjustment guidelines for your patients with such conditions as kidney and liver disease ... dosage information for elderly patients ... and much more.

Digital bonus — companion CD-ROM
Your Nursing2004 Drug Handbook includes software that gives you 200 customizable, printable patient-teaching aids accompanied by full drug entries, searchable lists of dangerous drug interactions, and 10 continuing-education tests worth 36.5 contact hours. This $37.95 value is yours FREE. And as an NDH owner, you can receive convenient e-mail notifications of drug updates on the Web.

1,440 pages, flexible cover,
4 1/2" x 7 1/2"
1-58255-242-8........$37.95
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