PDR Nurse's Drug Handbook 2010 - Softcover

Thomson Reuters; Alexander Ivy

9781563637469: PDR Nurse's Drug Handbook 2010

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1563637464 ISBN 13: 9781563637469

Publisher: Physicians' Desk Reference, 2009

With over 1,500 of the latest and most common FDA-regulated drugs, the 2010 PDR Nurse's Drug Handbook continues to be an essential resource for the most important drug information. Each entry provides a wealth of facts concerning drug indication, dosage, interactions and contraindications. Clear guidelines are also provided for administration of drugs, communication with patients, and nursing considerations. The current and concise information in the 2010 PDR Nurse s Drug Handbook aims to prevent medication errors and foster clinical accountability like no other drug resource, making it a trusted guide for nursing students, practicing nurses and other healthcare professionals.

Unique features include:

Detailed nursing considerations for each drug, including important patient counseling information;

Black Box warnings that alert users to drugs with serious and life-threatening side effects;

Includes an Appendix with Useful Reference Tables;

Scores of Rx and OTC Drug Comparison Charts;
Immunization schedules
Common abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols used by healthcare professionals;
A Generic Availability guide;
Sugar-Free Product List;
Visual Identification Guide for 300 Drug Products;
Single-column format for quick referencing capability;
and more.

New from PDR the most trusted name in providing accurate and reliable drug information for over 60 years

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From the Publisher:

The point-of-care drug reference for every practicing nurse

Aiming to prevent medication errors and foster clinical accountability like no other drug resource, the 2010 PDR� Nurse's Drug Handbook places up-to-the-minute, FDA-regulated prescribing information at the reader's fingertips. With two drug indices, the 2010 PDR� Nurse's Drug Handbook offers over 1,100 concise drug monographs, a detailed pill image section (nearly 300 photos),and valuable appendices containing nearly 100 quick reference charts and tables.

Nursing considerations include content specific to assessing, monitoring, and counseling patients, and administering medications.

New features to the 2010 edition include: tables providing detailed information about metered doses and dry-powder inhalers; medications for glaucoma, hepatitis management, flu vaccines, cytochrome P450 substances and modulators, and much more.

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