Description
The 2013 Lippincott's Pocket Drug Guide for Nurses provides current, vital drug information “in a nutshell for the nurse on-the-go.” Based on the popular Lippincott’s Nursing Drug Guide by Amy Karch, this handy pocket guide by the same author gives essential information on over 1,400 medications in an easy-access A-to-Z format.
The “mini” drug monographs include generic and trade names, drug class, pregnancy risk category and controlled substance schedule, “black box” warnings, indications & dosages, dose adjustments, adverse effects, drug interactions, nursing considerations, and patient teaching. Detailed appendices cover topical and ophthalmic medications, laxatives, combination products, contraceptives, and biological agents (vaccines).
The pocket-sized 2013 Lippincott's Pocket Drug Guide for Nurses will quickly become your go-to-guide for important drug facts and vital patient safety tips & alerts.
The “mini” drug monographs include generic and trade names, drug class, pregnancy risk category and controlled substance schedule, “black box” warnings, indications & dosages, dose adjustments, adverse effects, drug interactions, nursing considerations, and patient teaching. Detailed appendices cover topical and ophthalmic medications, laxatives, combination products, contraceptives, and biological agents (vaccines).
The pocket-sized 2013 Lippincott's Pocket Drug Guide for Nurses will quickly become your go-to-guide for important drug facts and vital patient safety tips & alerts.
Features
- Includes more than 1400 drugs
- Visual cues—such as the shaded box at the beginning of each drug monograph—allow the user to quickly locate information.
- A black DANGEROUS DRUGS bar highlights dangerous drugs.
- Special BBW icon highlights black box warnings.
- Anatomy of a Monograph inside the front cover explains the structure of each drug entry, helping the nurse know where to direct her eyes to most quickly find the specific information she needs.
- Abbreviation list defines all abbreviations used in the book.
- Appendices include information on vaccines (biologicals), topical and ophthalmic drugs, contraceptives, alternative therapies, combination products, and drugs commonly used to treat specific disorders.
About the Author(s)
- Amy M Karch RN, MS
- Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing, University of Rochester School of Nursing, Rochester, NY
Specs
- Product Format: Softbound
- ISBN: 9781451183764
- Trim Size: 3 x 5
- Pages: 472
- Pub Date: Oct 10, 2012
Table of contents
Preface Guide to abbreviations  Alphabetical listing of drugs by generic name Appendices Appendix A: Alternative and complementary therapies Appendix B: Topical drugs Appendix C: Ophthalmic drugs Appendix D: Laxatives Appendix E: Combination products by therapeutic class Appendix F: Hormonal contraceptives Appendix G: Commonly used biologicals Appendix H: Drugs commonly used to treat specific disorders Index
