Nursing ... drug handbook.

Summary: Intended to provide nurses with drug information that emphasizes clinical aspects rather than pharmacology. Topical arrangement in sections; entries give such information as indications, dosage, and nursing considerations. Asterisks indicate availability of brands in the United States and Canada. Index.

Record details

ISSN: 0273-320X
Physical Description: print
volumes : illustrations ; 20 cm
Publisher: Horsham, Pa. : Intermed Communications, ©1981-

Content descriptions

General Note:	Title on computer disk: Nursing ... drugdisk; <2000-2006> on mini-CD: NDH plus. Published: Springhouse, Pa. : Springhouse Corporation, <1986->; Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, <2004->
Formatted Contents Note:	Machine generated contents note: General information -- 1. Drug actions, interactions, and reactions -- 2. Drug therapy across the lifespan -- 3. Safe drug administration -- 4. Selected therapeutic drug classifications -- Alphabetical listing of drugs by generic name -- Appendices -- 1. Avoiding common drug errors: Best practices and prevention -- 2. Pregnancy risk categories: The FDA's Final Rule -- 3. Controlled substance schedules -- 4. Abbreviations to avoid (The Joint Commission) -- 5. Pediatric drugs commonly involved in drug errors -- 6. Elder care medication tips -- 7. Drugs that prolong the QTc interval -- 8. Therapeutic drug monitoring guidelines -- 9. Cytochrome P-450 enzymes and common drug interactions -- 10. Nursing process: Patient safety during drug therapy -- 11. Serotonin syndrome: What you should know to protect your patient -- 12. Tumor lysis syndrome: A life-threatening emergency -- 13. Dialyzable drugs -- 14. Antidotes: Indications and dosages -- 15. Selected biologicals and blood derivatives: Indications and dosages -- 16. Common combination drugs: Indications and dosages -- 17. Vaccines and toxoids: Indications and dosages -- 18. Vitamins and minerals: Indications and dosages -- 19. Nutritional supplements: Indications and dosages -- 20. Antacids: Indications and dosages -- 21. Laxatives: Indications and dosages -- 22. Do not use: Dangerous abbreviations, symbols, and dose designations (ISMP Canada) -- 23. Decision tree: Deciding about medication administration -- 24. Canadian National Drug Schedules -- 25. Less commonly used drugs: Indications and dosages -- 26. Additional new drugs: Indications and dosages.
Numbering Peculiarities Note:	Vols. for <2003-> called <23rd ed.->.
Supplement Note:	1998- issued with computer disk (3 1/2 in.); <2000-2006> with mini-CD (3 in.).
Additional Physical Form available Note:	Also issued on CD-ROM.
System Details Note:	System requirements for accompanying computer optical disk: Windows 95 or higher; Pentium 90 or higher; 16 MB RAM; 10 MB free hard-disk space; 256 color display adapter (16-bit color recommended); CD-ROM drive and mouse.
Source of Description Note:	Latest issue consulted: 33rd ed. (2013).