The go-to guide for students and nurses alike to promote better
patient care! SAUNDERS NURSING DRUG HANDBOOK 2020 provides you with
essential information on more than 1,000 generic and 4,000 trade name
drugs. This handy user-friendly guide features updated Black Box
Alerts and comprehensive coverage of IV drug administration, nursing
considerations, and fixed combinations. It uniquely guides you through
clinical priorities in the practice setting and is organized
alphabetically by generic drug name for quick reference. Detailed
information for each drug distinguishes side effects and adverse
reactions and lists the effect or reaction by frequency of occurrence
to allow the nurse to easily identify which are most likely to occur.
Plus, new drug monographs cover approximately 32 newly approved drugs
by the FDA; and thoroughly updated monographs include new
interactions, precautions, and alerts.
* OVER 1,000 GENERIC NAME DRUGS (encompassing over 4,000 trade name
drugs) are organized alphabetically with A to Z tabs to make accessing
important information quick and easy.
* DETAILED INFORMATION FOR EACH DRUG distinguishes side effects and
adverse reactions to help you identify which are most likely to occur.
* SPECIAL TEXT TREATMENT FOR HIGH-ALERT DRUGS THAT POSE THE GREATEST
RISK FOR PATIENT HARM, as well as an appendix for drug names that
sound alike and look alike, help promote safe drug administration.
* UNIQUE! FREQUENTLY-USED HERB MONOGRAPHS AND HERB INTERACTIONS keep
you informed of the effects of commonly encountered
herbs.CLASSIFICATIONS S
* ECTION features an overview of actions and uses for drug
families.T
* OP 100 DRUGS LIST helps you easily identify the most frequently
administered drugs.N
* URSING IMPLICATIONS are organized in a functional nursing process
framework and include headings for Baseline Assessment,
Intervention/Evaluation, and Patient/Family Teaching.
* INFORMATION ON LIFESPAN AND DISORDER-RELATED DOSAGE VARIATIONS
equips you with special considerations for pediatric, geriatric,
hepatic, and immune-or renal-compromised patients.
* EXTENSIVELY EXPANDED IV CONTENT features a heading for IV
compatibilities and expanded rates of infusion, reconstitutions, drip
rates, test doses, flushing, and incompatibilities.
* FIXED COMBINATIONS are included in dosages of each combined drug
directly within the individual monographs to help you understand
different drug dose options for specific diseases.
* CROSS-REFERENCES TO THE 400 TOP U.S. BRAND-NAME DRUGS are located
directly in the main section of the book for easier accessibility.
* CUSTOMIZABLE AND PRINTABLE MONOGRAPHS for 100 of the most commonly
used drugs and quarterly drug updates are located on the free Evolve
companion site.
* THERAPEUTIC AND TOXIC BLOOD LEVEL INFORMATION shows students the
patient implications for drug administration.
* COMPREHENSIVE _IV COMPATIBILITY CHART _FOLDOUT arms you with
compatibility information for 65 intravenous drugs.
* NEWLY APPROVED DRUGS are listed in the front of the book for quick
and easy access to this timely information.
* HIGHLIGHTS THE FEATURES OF A SAMPLE DRUG MONOGRAPH WITH CALLOUTS
to help you understand how to use the book more efficiently.
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ISBN
9780323694018
Publisert
2019
Utgiver
Vendor
Saunders
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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