Synopses & Reviews
A comprehensive, annual guide for practicing nurses and nursing students, 2009 Lippincott's Nursing Drug Guide provides quick A-to-Z access to current, vital drug information. The book has complete monographs on about 800 common drugs and summaries of key information on about 350 less commonly used drugs in the appendices. Complete monographs contain generic and trade names; pronunciations; pregnancy risk category; controlled substance schedule (if appropriate); drug classes; therapeutic actions; indications; contraindications and cautions; available forms; dosages; pharmacokinetics; IV facts (if appropriate); adverse effects; interactions; and nursing considerations, including assessment, interventions, and teaching points. The book also has a 32-page full-color photoguide to pills and capsules for easy reference and 25 appendices that summarize key clinical information. A companion Website offers 200 drug monographs and patient-teaching aids. A Canadian version of the book is endorsed by the Canadian Nursing Students' Association. The 2009 edition will be the sixth straight edition available in a Canadian version carrying this endorsement.
Synopsis
With more than 1,200 updates on new drugs, indications, dosages, and administration, Lippincott's guide provides quick access to current, comprehensive, vital drug information.
Synopsis
A comprehensive, annual guide for practicing nurses, the 2008 Lippincott's Nursing Drug Guide (LNDG) provides quick A-to-Z access to current, vital drug information. The book has complete monographs on 800 common drugs and summaries of key information on hundreds of less common drugs and combination drugs in the appendices. The book has a 32-page full-color photoguide to tablets and capsules. LNDG contains 25 appendices, appropriate for practicing and student nurses, which are organized in an efficient, clinical-reference format. This book is also suitable for adoption for student use. STRENGTHS: Assessment broken out to History and Physical helping students target the findings to look for or ask about. Also helps students conduct complete assessment. Competition lumps this information together. I.V. facts highlighted in a separate section for easy access. Consistent headings. Endorsed by the Canadian Nursing Students' Association. A drug class section helps the user understand many key features for a particular class and what drugs may be found in that class.
Synopsis
With over 1,200 updates on new drugs, indications, dosages, and administration, 2009 Lippincott's Nursing Drug Guide provides quick access to current, comprehensive, vital drug information. It contains over 800 complete drug monographs, organized alphabetically, plus a full-color photoguide to pills and capsules and 25 rapid-reference appendices appropriate for practicing nurses.
This edition includes over 25 new drugs. New appendices give guidelines for disposal of medications and for patient teaching to prevent medication errors.
A companion Website offers 200 drug monographs and patient-teaching aids.
2009 Lippincott's Nursing Drug Guide for PDA will be available in July 2008.
Table of Contents
Consultants
Preface
Anatomy of a monograph
Guide to abbreviations
Nursing process guidelines
Preventing medication errors
Pharmacologic classes
Alphabetical listing of drugs by generic name
Appendices: A: Alternative and complementary therapies
B: Preventing miscommunication
C: Patient teaching to prevent medication errors (NEW)
D: Important dietary guidelines for patient teaching
E: Drugs that interact with grapefruit juice
F: Intramuscular and subcutaneous routes of administration
G: Tablets and capsules that cannot be cut, crushed, or chewed
H: Medication disposal guidelines (NEW)
I: Calculating pediatric dosages
J: Recommended pediatric immunizations
K: Recommended adult immunizations
L: Federal drug classifications
M: NANDA International taxonomy II
N: Cardiovascular guidelines
O: Normal laboratory values
P: Canadian regulations
Q: Topical drugs
R: Ophthalmic drugs
S: Laxatives
T: Combination products by therapeutic class
U: Frequently used combination products by trade name
V: Hormonal contraceptives
W: Commonly used biologicals
X: Less commonly used drugs
Bibliography
Index
Quick-access full-color Photoguide to pills and capsules