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Pearson Nurse's Drug Guide 2013, 2/e
Billie Ann Wilson RN, PHD
Margaret T. Shannon
Kelly Shields
Synopsis
Pearson Nurse’s Drug Guide 2013
Nurses agree: Pearson Nurse’s Drug Guide provides all the information you need for safe, effective drug administration in any setting!
- Organized alphabetically and indexed by generic and trade drug names
- Dosages across the lifespan from neonate to older adults
- Dosage with adjustments for clinically relevant conditions
- Complete IV preparation and administration information
- Clinically relevant drug interactions with food, herbals, and other drugs
- Pharmacological and therapeutic classifications for every drug
- Unique glossary of clinical conditions and their related signs and symptoms
- Prototype drugs for each drug classification
Synopsis
With over 350 updates, the new 2013 edition of the Pearson Nurse’s Drug Guide provides safe, effective, current, and accurate drug information in a quickly accessible format. Comprehensive and complete, it lists all drugs alphabetically by generic names for quick reference, with an index listing both generic and trade names. It presents important clinical information for hundreds of drugs, with adverse reactions, interactions, side effects, and impacts on lab results. It clearly presents information on IV preparation and push, continuous, or intermittent administration; as well as dosages for neonates, infants, adolescents, adults, and patients with obesity and renal or hepatic impairment. This edition also contains 21 brand-new monographs for drugs recently approved by the FDA.
Synopsis
This is a student supplement associated with:
Pearson Nurse's Drug Guide 2013, 2/e
Billie Ann Wilson RN, PHD
Margaret T. Shannon
Kelly Shields
Table of Contents
Classification Scheme and Prototype Drugs
Alphabetical Entries for Generic Drugs
Appendix A. Ocular Medications, Low Molecular Weight Heparins, Inhaled Corticosteroids, and Topical Corticosteroid
Appendix B. U.S. Schedules of Controlled Substances
Appendix C. FDA Pregnancy Categories
Appendix D. Oral Dosage Forms That Should Not Be Crushed
Appendix E. Prescription Combination Drugs
Appendix F. Glossary of Key Terms, Clinical Conditions, and Associated Signs and Symptoms
Appendix G. Abbreviations
Appendix H. Herbal and Dietary Supplement Table
Appendix I. Look-Alike, Sound-Alike Medications
Bibliography
Index
Common Drug IV-Site Compatibility Chart