2006 Lippincott's Nursing Drug Guide

by Karch, Amy M.

• ISBN13: 9781582554389
• ISBN10: 1582554382
• Edition: Miniature
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-06-20
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

Updated with dozens of newly approved drugs and indications, 2006 Lippincott's Nursing Drug Guide contains over 800 complete drug monographs, organized alphabetically. Each monograph covers generic name; US and Canadian trade names; pregnancy risk category; controlled substance schedule if appropriate; drug class; therapeutic actions; indications, including off-label indications; contraindications and cautions; available forms; dosages; pharmacokinetics; I.V. facts; adverse effects; interactions; nursing considerations; assessment; interventions; and teaching points.The book includes a full-color photoguide to pills and capsules, details on preventing and reporting medication errors, a quick-reference chart of normal laboratory test values, and over 20 appendices. Updates and continuing education tests are on NursingDrugGuide.com.2006 Lippincott's Nursing Drug Guide is also available for PDAs. See PDA listing for details.

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 drug classification	p. 10
Alphabetical listing of drugs by generic name	p. 63
Appendices	p. 1247
Alternative and complementary therapies	p. 1248
Commonly used biologicals	p. 1256
Recommendations for pediatric immunizations	p. 1283
Recommendations for adult immunizations	p. 1284
Therapeutic class combination products	p. 1286
Hormonal contraceptives	p. 1311
Frequently used combination products by trade name	p. 1316
Topical drugs	p. 1329
Topical corticosteroids	p. 1337
Ophthalmic drugs	p. 1340
Laxatives	p. 1346
Less commonly used drugs	p. 1350
Federal drug classifications
FDA pregnancy categories	p. 1375
DEA schedules of controlled substances	p. 1375
Important dietary guidelines for patient teaching	p. 1376
NANDA taxonomy II codes for nursing diagnoses	p. 1377
Tablets and capsules that cannot be cut, crushed, or chewed	p. 1380
Canadian regulations
Narcotic, controlled drugs, benzodiazepines, and other targeted substances	p. 1382
Adverse drug reactions: Surveillance and reporting	p. 1384
Calculating pediatric dosages	p. 1387
Drugs that interact with grapefruit juice	p. 1388
Intramuscular and subcutaneous routes of administration	p. 1389
Cardiovascular guidelines	p. 1391
Normal laboratory values	p. 1392
Acknowledgments	p. 1394
Bibliography	p. 1396
Index	p. 1397
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