Nursing Spectrum Drug Handbook 2008 1st Edition by Patricia Dwyer Schull 0071489940 9780071489942

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ISBN 10: 0071489940

ISBN 13: 9780071489942

Author: Patricia Dwyer Schull

An Ultra-Convenient, Safety-Focused Drug Guide Written for RNs by RNs Nursing Spectrum Drug Handbook delivers instant access to concise, need-to-know information on more than 3,000 brand-name and 1,000 generic drugs. Carefully updated and based on feedback from nurses worldwide, the Handbook is an essential tool in ensuring the safest, most effective drug administration possible. Features Organized alphabetically by generic name Covers each drug’s mechanism of action, indication, dosage, contraindications, and more Up-to-date overview of ophthalmic drugs, drug classes, vitamins, minerals, herbs and supplements Color-coded “clinical alert” icons throughout Full-color patient safety and drug identification inserts Useful photo gallery of common tablets and capsules NEW treatment algorithms Vital coverage of life-threatening adverse reactions Valuable appendices Ribbon bookmark to keep your place Off-label uses for many drugs PDA download of the ENTIRE text Online companion site (www.nursedrughandbook.com) with drug updates, downloadable patient education information, and more

Table of contents:

Part 1

Drugs A to Z

Safe drug administration

Drug compatibilities

Conversions and calculations

Drug names that look or sound alike

Tablets and capsules not to crush

Identifying injection sites

Monitoring blood levels

Effects of dialysis on drug therapy

Anaphylaxis: Treatment guidelines

Adult cardiac arrest: Treatment guidelines

Pediatric cardiac arrest: Treatment guidelines

Acute coronary syndrome: Treatment guidelines

Stroke: Treatment guidelines

Hypertensive crisis: Treatment guidelines

Hyperglycemic crisis: Treatment guidelines

Insulin shock: Treatment guidelines

Managing poisoning and overdoses

Preventing and treating extravasation

Photogallery of common tablets and capsules

Part 2

Drug classes

Vitamins and minerals

Herbs and supplements

Part 3

Appendices

Common anesthetic drugs

Adult immunization schedule by age group

Childhood and adolescent immunization schedule

Common combination drug products

Normal laboratory values for blood tests

Body surface area in adults

Body surface area in children

Drug infusion rates

Identifying life-threatening adverse reactions

Most commonly used drugs in nursing specialties

Top 200 most commonly prescribed drugs

Selected references

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