Description
Find any drug fact in 15 seconds or less—including 30 NEW drugs and important nursing considerations for every one. The Nursing2013 Drug Handbook -- the 33rd edition of the best-selling, original drug handbook for nurses -- provides complete monographs for more than 900 generic and 3,000 trade drugs.
Now also available as an App! Get complete drug entries on your Apple or Android device with the Brand NEW NDH App.
The monographs are consistently formatted for ease of use, and they 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.
You can count on Nursing2013 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 …
• 30 NEW drugs highlighted so you can’t miss them
• administration guidance for every appropriate route
• I.V. drug incompatibility information
• effects on lab test results for every drug
• drug-drug, along with drug-food, drug-lifestyle, and drug-herb interactions for expert monitoring, including rapid- and delayed-onset interactions
• dosage adjustment alerts for your patient with such conditions as renal or hepatic disease and for special populations
• every commonly prescribed drug.
• a full-color Photoguide to help you confidently identify 431 tablets and capsules
With the safeguards you’ll find only in the Nursing2013 Drug Handbook it’s easier than ever to stay current on the 3,000 latest changes to drug information and to avoid even the most common medication errors:
• Appendix on less commonly used drugs with indications and dosages
• NOW! A to Z format with alphabetical tabs for quick reference
• NOW! FDA TALL MAN let
Features
New - Better coverage of adverse reactions! Beginning in this edition, all adverse reactions that occur with 1% and greater frequency are highlighted! Life-threatening adverse reactions will continue to be highlighted.
New - Expanded full-color pill guide contains more drug images than in any previous edition!
New - More than 3,000 updates to existing drugs in the product
New - "Less commonly used drugs" appendix provides essential information, such as indications and dosages for infrequently used drugs so the nurse can still quickly access this information
Adjust-a-dose feature for dosage adjustments needed by special populations
Administration guidelines for all appropriate routes
Appendix - "Avoiding common drug errors: Best practices and prevention"
Appendix focusing on correct doses for pediatric drugs commonly involved in medication errors
Chapters on drug classes, drug safety, drug interactions, and drug therapy across the lifespan
Combination drug section
Coverage of more than 900 generic and 3,000 trade drugs
Elder care medication tips and drug information in appendicies
Evidence-based off-label indications and dosages
FDA Black Box warnings in appropriate drug monographs
Interactions by Drug-drug, Drug-food, Drug-lab tests, Drug-alternative therapy clearly identified
Overdose signs & symptoms where appropriate
Robust web toolkit
"Safe drug administration" chapter focuses on the most current guidelines, ISMP initiatives, and contemporary patient safety issues
Safety alert icon for potentially toxic drugs
Thorough update of all drug entries as needed
About the Author(s)
Specs
- Edition: Thirty-Third
- Product Format: Softbound
- ISBN: 9781451150230
- Trim Size: 5 x 8
- Pages: 1568
- Pub Date: May 18, 2012
- Weight: 2.0
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