Mosby'S Drug Guide For Nurses,New

A Musthave For Every Nursing Student! Mosby'S Drug Guide For Nurses, 9Th Edition Offers Quick Access To Information On 50 Drug Classifications And More Than 4,000 Individual Generic And Trade Name Drugs. The Newest Nandai Nursing Diagnoses Help You Write Care Plans; Data On Interactions And Therapeutic Outcomes Help You Prevent Errors. Color Illustrations Show How Drugs Work At The Cellular Level, And A Photo Atlas Depicts Physical Landmarks And Techniques For Safe And Effective Drug Administration. Known For Its Focus On Drug Safety, This Handbook Is Compiled By Linda Skidmoreroth, A Wellknown Expert In Nursing Pharmacology. It Includes A Cd With Profiles Of 60 Drugs Commonly Encountered In Clinicals, Patient Teaching Guides, Over 350 Nclex Examinationstyle Questions, 30 Clinical Calculators, And More. A Companion Website Includes Drug Updates And The Latest Fda Safety Alerts. Organizes Monographs Alphabetically By Generic Drug Name To Allow For Fast Retrieval Of Needed Information. Includes Comprehensive Drug Monographs Containing Generic Names, Rx Or Otc Designations, Pronunciation, U.S. And Canadian Trade Names, Functional And Chemical Classification, Pregnancy Category, Controlledsubstance Schedule, Donotconfuse Drugs, Action, Therapeutic Outcome, Uses, Unlabeled Uses, Dosages And Routes, Available Forms, Adverse Effects, Contraindications, Precautions, Pharmacokinetics And Pharmacodynamics, Interactions (Including Drug/Herb, Drug/Food And Drug Lab Test), Nursing Considerations, And Treatment Of Overdose. Provides Concise, Practiceoriented Nursing Considerations: Assessment, Nursing Diagnoses, Implementation, Patient/Family Education, And Evaluation. Highlights Iv Drug Information In One Easytofind Place, Under The Implementation Heading, Including Special Considerations And Ysite, Syringe, And Additive Compatibilities. Identifies High Alert Drugs That Pose The Greatest Risk For Patient Harm If Administered Incorrectly. Features A Nursing Alert Icon Identifying Considerations That Require Special Attention. Highlights Common And Lifethreatening Side Effects For Easy Identification. Provides Special Do Not Confuse Headings So You Can Avoid Administering The Wrong Drug. Includes Tall Man Lettering As Recommended By The Fda To Distinguish Easily Confused Drug Names. Includestherapeutic Outcome Headings In Monographs To Encourage Critical Thinking And Provide A Focus For The Plan Of Care. Offers 16 Fullcolor Illustrations That Show Mechanisms Or Sites Of Action For Select Drug Classes And A Fullcolor Atlas Of Medication Administration, Including A Review Of Standard Precautions, To Clearly Depict Key Steps In Safe And Effective Drug Administration For Various Routes. Includes Extensive Interactions Information For Drugtodrug, Drugtodrug Category, Drugtoherb, Drugtofood, And Lab Test Interferences. Features Pharmacokinetics And Pharmacodynamics In Chart Form Where Appropriate For Easy Access To Information. Uses A Special Cd Icon To Highlight Key Drugs Whose Information Is Located On The Free Companion Cd. Includes A Drug Categories Section With Nursing Diagnoses, Generic Drugs, And Highlighted Key Drugs In Each Category. Offers A Handy Safe Medication Administration Guide Tearout Card In The Back Of The Book That Also Includes A Nomogram For Calculation Of Body Surface Area. Designates Canadian Brand Names With A Maple Leaf. Offers A Flexible, Waterresistant Cover For Durability In The Clinical Setting. Includes A Free Mini Cd Detailing The 60 Drugs Most Commonly Encountered In Clinicals, Including Full Electronic Profiles, Patient Teaching Guides, And Over 350 Nclex Examinationstyle Review Questions. Also Includes A Calculation Tutorial That Provides Calculations And Conversions Paired With Practice Problems And Answers, A Drug Card Creator That Allows You To Print Your Own Drug Information, And 30 Clinical Calculators. Includes Free Online Updates With The Latest Fda Drug Alerts, New Drug Monogra