Nursing 2018 drug handbook /
editor, Karen C. Comerford
- 38th edition.
- x, 1788 pages, 32 pages of plates : colour illustrations ; 21 cm.
includes appendix, index
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 -- New drugs -- 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.Prescription drug abuse: Identifying and treating toxicity -- 8.Understanding biosimilar drugs -- 9.Nursing process: Patient safety during drug therapy -- 10.Serotonin syndrome: What you should know to protect your patient -- 11.Tumor lysis syndrome: A life-threatening emergency -- 12.Antidiarrheals: Indications and dosages -- 13.Antidotes: Indications and dosages -- Contents note continued: 14.Selected biologicals and blood derivatives: Indications and dosages -- 15.Common combination drugs: Indications and dosages -- 16.Vaccines and toxoids: Indications and dosages -- 17.Vitamins and minerals: Indications and dosages -- 18.Antacids: Indications and dosages -- 19.Laxatives: Indications and dosages -- 20.Additional OTC drugs: Indications and dosages -- 21.Do not use: Dangerous abbreviations, symbols, and dose designations (ISMP Canada) -- 22.Decision tree: Deciding about medication administration -- 23.Canadian National Drug Schedules -- 24.Safe disposal of unused drugs: What patients need to know -- 25.Therapeutic drug monitoring guidelines -- 26.Less commonly used drugs: Indications and dosages -- 27.Additional new drugs: Indications and dosages
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