Nursing Drug Handbook 2016

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Book Information
Edition:	36th
Publisher:	Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISBN:	1-4698-8704-5 (1469887045)
ISBN-13:	978-1-4698-8704-3 (9781469887043)
New Edition:	1-4963-2255-X
Old Edition:	1-4698-3744-7
Format:	Handbook/Pocketbook
Binding:	Softcover
Copyright:	2016
Publish Date:	05/15
Volume:	2016
Weight:	2.33 Lbs.
Pages:	1662
Carton Quantity:	16
Subject Class:	NPM (Nursing Pharmacology)
Remarks:	A New Edition of this Title is Available
Doody Star Rating:	4
Return Policy:	Returns accepted up to 12 months provided no other recalls or return restrictions apply.
Table Of Contents:	View

Class Specifications
ISSN Series:	Nursing Drug Handbook (Springhouse)
Discipline:	Pharmacology
Subject Definition:	Drug Therapy-Nursing-Handbooks
NLM Class:	QV 39
LC Class:	RM301
Abstract:	The 36th edition of the best-selling, original drug handbook for nurses provides complete monographs for more than 900 generic and thousands of brand-name drugs. Monographs are consistently formatted for ease of use and 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. Also includes chapters on general drug information (pharmacology/pharmacotherapeutics, pharmacogenomics, safe drug administration, therapeutic classifications), numerous appendices, and new easy-to-spot symbols for Canadian drugs (maple leaf) and Do Not Crush (DNC) drugs. Text is complemented by free Toolkit containing hundreds of online resources. ou can also count on Nursing2016 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" 32 NEW FDA-approved drugs. NEW! Appendices on Serotonin syndrome, Tumor lysis syndrome, and the Nursing Process and Drug Therapy. NEW! Appendices on Canadian drugs and safety concerns: Do Not Use chart (ISMP Canada), Decision Tree, Canadian National Drug Schedules.