Nursing2020 Drug Handbook (40th Edition)

Description

Still THE #1 Drug Guide for nurses & other clinicians…always dependable, always up to date!
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Key Features

• Completely updated nursing-focused drug monographs featuring o ver 3,700 generic, brand-name, and combination drugs in an easy A-to-Z format
• NEW 34 brand-new FDA-approved drugs in this edition, including 31 complete monographs—tabbed and conveniently grouped in a handy “new drugs” section for easy retrieval
• NEW More than 8,100 clinical updates —new dosages and indications, Black Box warnings, adverse reactions, nursing considerations, clinical alerts, and patient teaching information
• NEW ISMP-recommended tall-man lettering for look alike–sound alike drugs
• Special focus on U.S. and Canadian drug safety issues and concerns
• Photoguide insert with images of 455 commonly prescribed tablets and capsules
  Plus FREE companion Toolkit available online through
• Monthly FDA updates featuring newly approved drugs, indications, and warnings
• Pharmacology videos, audio pronunciation guide, and English-Spanish translator
• Equianalgesic dosing guidelines for opioid drugs
• Mechanisms and sites of action graphics for selected drugs
• NCLEX®-style questions, free CE tests, plus bonus discounts…and more!

Table of Contents

1. Anatomy of a monograph………………………………………………………inside front cover
2. Contributors and consultants………………………………………………………………………..v
3. How to use Nursing2019 Drug Handbook ………………………………………………………vi
4. Quick guide to special symbols, logos, and highlighted terms…………………………..ix
5. Guide to Abbreviations…………………………………………………………………………………x
6. General information
7. Drug actions, interactions, and reactions
8. Drug therapy across the lifespan
9. Safe drug administration
10. Selected therapeutic drug classifications
11. Alphabetical listing of drugs by generic name
12. New Drugs
13. Appendices
14. Avoiding common drug errors: Best practices and prevention
15. Pregnancy risk categories: The FDA’s Final Rule
16. Controlled substance schedules
17. Abbreviations to avoid (The Joint Commission)
18. Pediatric drugs commonly involved in drug errors
19. Elder care medication tips
20. Prescription drug abuse: Identifying and treating toxicity
21. Understanding biosimilar drugs
22. Nursing process: Patient safety during drug therapy
23. Serotonin syndrome: What you should know to protect your patients
24. Tumor lysis syndrome: A life-threatening emergency
25. Antidiarrheals: Indications and dosages
26. Antidotes: Indications and dosages
27. Selected biologicals and blood derivatives: Indications and dosages
28. Common combination drugs: Indications and dosages
29. Vaccines and toxoids: Indications and dosages
30. Vitamins and minerals: Indications and dosages
31. Antacids: Indications and dosages
32. Laxatives: Indications and dosages
33. Additional OTC drugs: Indications and dosages
34. Selected ophthalmic drugs: Indications and dosages
35. Do not use: Dangerous Abbreviations, symbols, and dose designations (ISMP Canada)
36. Decision tree: Deciding about medication administration
37. Canadian National Drug Schedules
38. Safe disposal of unused drugs: What patients need to know
39. Therapeutic drug monitoring guidelines
40. Less commonly used drugs: Indications and dosages
41. Additional new drugs: Indications and dosages