Nursing2021 Drug Handbook (Nursing Drug Handbook)

Description:

THE #1 Drug Guide for nurses & other clinicians…always dependable, always up to date! The thoroughly updated Nursing2021 Drug Handbook includes: Nursing-focused drug monographs featuring for over 3,700 generic, brand-name, and combination drugs in an easy A-to-Z format 63 brand-new FDA-approved drugs  More than 8,200 clinical updates —new dosages and indications, Black Box warnings, adverse reactions, nursing considerations, clinical alerts, and patient teaching information Special focus on U.S. and Canadian drug safety issues and concerns Photoguide insert with images of 450 commonly prescribed tablets and capsules.

Table of Contents:

1.    How to use Nursing2021 Drug Handbook®

2.    Quick guide to special symbols, logos, and highlighted terms

3.    Guide to abbreviations

4.    General information

5.    1. Drug actions, interactions, and reactions

6.    2. Drug therapy across the lifespan

7.    3. Safe drug administration

8.    4. Selected therapeutic drug classifications

9.    Alphabetical listing of drugs by generic name

10.  A

11.  B

12.  C

13.  D

14.  E

15.  F

16.  G

17.  H

18.  I

19.  K

20.  L

21.  M

22.  N

23.  O

24.  P

25.  Q

26.  R

27.  S

28.  T

29.  U

30.  V

31.  W

32.  Z

33.  New drugs

34.  Appendices

35.  1. Avoiding common drug errors: Best practices and prevention

36.  2. Pregnancy risk categories: The FDA’s Final Rule

37.  3. Controlled substance schedules

38.  4. Abbreviations to avoid (The Joint Commission)

39.  5. Pediatric drugs commonly involved in drug errors

40.  6. Elder care medication tips

41.  7. Prescription drug abuse: Identifying and treating toxicity

42.  8. Understanding biosimilar drugs

43.  9. Nursing process: Patient safety during drug therapy

44.  10. Serotonin syndrome: What you should know to protect your patient

45.  11. Tumor lysis syndrome: A life-threatening emergency

46.  12. Antidiarrheals: Indications and dosages

47.  13. Antidotes: Indications and dosages

48.  14. Selected biologicals and blood derivatives: Indications and dosages

49.  15. Common combination drugs: Indications and dosages

50.  16. Vaccines and toxoids: Indications and dosages

51.  17. Vitamins and minerals: Indications and dosages

52.  18. Antacids: Indications and dosages

53.  19. Laxatives: Indications and dosages

54.  20. Additional OTC drugs: Indications and dosages

55.  21. Selected ophthalmic drugs: Indications and dosages

56.  22. Do not use: Dangerous abbreviations, symbols, and dose designations (ISMP Canada)

57.  23. Decision tree: Deciding about medication administration

58.  24. Canadian National Drug Schedules

59.  25. Safe disposal of unused drugs: What patients need to know

60.  26. Therapeutic drug monitoring guidelines

61.  27. Less commonly used drugs: Indications and dosages

62.  28. Additional new drugs: Indications and dosages

63.  Index