Nurses Drug 2009

English

ISBN: 0763765473

EAN: 9780763765477

Category: Medical / Chemotherapy/Medical / Nursing / Fundamentals & Skills/Medical / Drug Guides/Medical / Pharmacology/

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC

Release Date: 12/21/2011

Synopsis: The Drug Guide That Gives You More! Jones and Bartlett Publishers 2009 Nurses Drug Handbook is the most practical, most up-to-date, and easiest to use nursing drug reference! It provides: Accurate, timely facts on hundreds of drugs from abacavir sulfate to Zyvox Concise, consistently formatted drug entries organized alphabetically No-nonsense writing style that speaks your language in terms you use everyday Index of all generic, trade, and alternate drug names for quick reference It has all the information you need at your fingertips: Chemical and therapeutic classes, FDA pregnancy risk category and controlled substance schedule Indications and dosages, as well as route, onset, peak, and duration information Mechanism of action Incompatabilities, contraindications; interactions with drugs, food, and activities; and adverse reactions Nursing considerations, including key patient-teaching points Vital features include mechanism-of-action illustrations show how drugs at the cellular, tissue, or organ levels and dosage adjustments that help individualize care for elderly patients, patients with renal impairment, and other with special needs Warnings and precautions that keep you informed and alert Valuable essays and appendices include overview of pharmacology and principles of drug administration, drug formulas and calculations, charted appendices on ophthalmics, antihistamines, topicals, antineoplastics, interferons, insulins, vitamins, and others, and immunization schedules across the lifespan

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Nurses Drug 2009

Illustrated: No

Format: Paperback

Height: 2.35 inches

Width: 6.59 inches

Length: 8.63 inches

Weight: 59.01 oz

Pages: 1228