Nursing2013 Drug Handbook by Wilkins, Lippincott Williams &;

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Edition number Thirty-Third
Publisher Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Date of Publication 18 May 2012
Number of Volumes Trade Paper

ISBN 9781451150230
Binding Paperback
No. of pages1568 pages
Size 203x127 mm
Weight 1044 g
Language English
Illustrations 32-page color insert

Short description:

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. 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.

Web Toolkit provides convenient features, including FDA warnings, new drug and herb updates, medication administration and safety videos, dosage calculator, patient teaching handouts, pharmacology animations, English-Spanish audio medical and medication administration terms and phrases, audio generic drug pronunciations, medication administration procedures, NCLEX-style questions, mechanisms of action of selected drug classes, foods that contain tyramine,1 free CE test plus additional CE discounts, and various handy charts and information, such as controlled substance schedules, I.V. drug incompatibility, dialyzable drugs, toxic drug-drug interactions, and much more.

Now also available as an App! Get 100 complete drug entries on your Apple or Android device with the Brand New NDH App.

Long 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 lettering for look-alike drug names

• NOW! Overdose signs and symptoms for every drug

• NOW! Drugs that shouldn’t be crushed or chewed

• NOW! Black Box Warnings highlight specific FDA-issued warnings

• NOW! Nursing guidance on multiple-drug regimens

• Pharmacologic and therapeutic class identification for every drug to help you better prepare for adverse effects

• Alert logo for drugs that can cause significant harm

• Look alike–sound alike logo for added safety against errors

• Abbreviations to avoid to safeguard your patient and your nursing license

• Patient-teaching instructions for every drug

Anatomy of a monograph
Contributors and consultants
How to use Nursing2013 Drug Handbook
Quick guide to special symbols, logos, and highlighted terms

General information
1. Drug actions, interactions, and reactions
2. Drug therapy across the lifespan
3. Safe drug administration
4. Selected drug classifications

Alphabetical listing of drugs by generic name

Appendices
Pregnancy risk categories
Controlled substance schedules
Quick guide to combination drugs
Common combination drugs: Indications and dosages
Vaccines and toxoids: Indications and dosages
Vitamins and minerals: Indications and dosages
Therapeutic drug monitoring guidelines
Cytochrome P-450 enzymes and common drug interactions
Drugs that prolong the QTc interval
Dialyzable drugs
Abbreviations to avoid
Drugs that shouldn't be crushed or chewed
Avoiding common drug errors: Best practices and prevention
Pediatric drugs commonly involved in drug errors
Elder care medication tips
Less commonly used drugs: Indications and dosages
Additional new drugs: Indications and dosages