2009 Lippincott's Nursing Drug Guide

by Karch, Amy M.

• ISBN13: 9780781792882
• ISBN10: 0781792886
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-07-24
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

A comprehensive, annual guide for practicing nurses and nursing students, 2009 Lippincott's Nursing Drug Guide provides quick A-to-Z access to current, vital drug information. The book has complete monographs on about 800 common drugs and summaries of key information on about 350 less commonly used drugs in the appendices. Complete monographs contain generic and trade names; pronunciations; pregnancy risk category; controlled substance schedule (if appropriate); drug classes; therapeutic actions; indications; contraindications and cautions; available forms; dosages; pharmacokinetics; IV facts (if appropriate); adverse effects; interactions; and nursing considerations, including assessment, interventions, and teaching points. The book also has a 32-page full-color photoguide to pills and capsules for easy reference and 25 appendices that summarize key clinical information. A companion Website offers 200 drug monographs and patient-teaching aids. A Canadian version of the book is endorsed by the Canadian Nursing Students' Association. The 2009 edition will be the sixth straight edition available in a Canadian version carrying this endorsement.

Author Biography

Amy M. Karch, RN, MS Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing University of Rochester School of Nursing Rochester, New York

Table of Contents

Consultants	p. v
Preface	p. vi
Anatomy of a monograph	p. x
Guide to abbreviations	p. xiv
Author's acknowledgments	p. xvii
Nursing process guidelines	p. 1
Preventing medication errors	p. 7
Pharmacologic classes	p. 10
Alphabetical listing of drugs by generic name	p. 63
Appendices	p. 1237
Alternative and complementary therapies	p. 1238
Preventing miscommunication	p. 1248
Patient teaching to prevent medication errors	p. 1250
Important dietary guidelines for patient teaching	p. 1251
Drugs that interact with grapefruit juice	p. 1252
Intramuscular and subcutaneous routes of administration	p. 1253
Tablets and capsules that should not be cut, crushed, or chewed	p. 1255
Medication disposal guidelines	p. 1259
Calculating pediatric dosages	p. 1260
Recommended pediatric immunizations	p. 1261
Recommended adult immunizations	p. 1262
Federal drug classifications
FDA pregnancy categories	p. 1263
DEA schedules of controlled substances	p. 1263
NANDA International taxonomy II	p. 1264
Cardiovascular guidelines	p. 1267
Normal laboratory values	p. 1268
Canadian regulations
Narcotic, controlled drugs, benzodiazepines, and other targeted substances	p. 1270
Adverse reaction reporting: Pharmaceuticals, biologics, natural health products, radiopharmaceuticals	p. 1272
Topical drugs	p. 1275
Ophthalmic drugs	p. 1286
Laxatives	p. 1292
Combination products by therapeutic class	p. 1296
Frequently used combination products by trade name	p. 1323
Hormonal contraceptives	p. 1335
Commonly used biologicals	p. 1339
Less commonly used drugs	p. 1370
Acknowledgments	p. 1410
Bibliography	p. 1412
Index	p. 1413
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