Synopses & Reviews
With over 1,000 of the latest and most common FDA-approved drugs, the 2008 PDR? Nurse's Drug Handbook continues to be an essential resource for the most important drug information. Each entry provides a wealth of facts concerning drug action, dosage, interactions, and contraindications. Clear guidelines are also provided for administration of drugs, communication with clients, and nursing considerations. The PDR? Nurse's Drug Handbook highlights prevention of medication errors and clinical accountability like no other drug resource, making it a trusted product for nursing students, practicing nurses, and other health care professionals.
Synopsis
With over 1,000 of the latest and most common FDA-approved drugs, the 2008 PDR« Nurse?s Drug Handbook? is a clinical necessity. Each drug monograph provides a wealth of facts including drug action, dosage, interactions, and contraindications. Clear guidelines are also provided for administration of drugs, communication with clients, and nursing considerations. The PDR« highlights prevention of medication errors and clinical accountability like no other drug resource making it the gold standard for modern nursing practice.
About the Author
George Spratto, PhD recently retired. He is a former Dean and Professor of Pharmacology in the School of Pharmacy at West Virginia University. He brings the core pharmacology subject matter expertise so important to edit monographs, research market changes, and prioritize drug inclusion.Adrienne Woods. MSN, ARNP, NP-C. Adrienne Woods is a nurse practitioner and lends the nursing perspective to the drug guide. She reviews and writes the nursing considerations sections as well as the client teaching information for each drug monograph.
Table of Contents
'Alphabetical by generic drug name.\n
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