Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses

by Deglin, Judith Hopfer; Vallerand, April Hazard

• ISBN13: 9780803605824
• ISBN10: 080360582X
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-07-01
• Publisher: F a Davis Co

Summary

Updated yearly, this book is touted as the most comprehensive, current, and bestselling drug reference available, with a concise format that offers quick clinical look up, along with the latest FDA information on new medications, warnings, dosage forms, unlabeled uses, and product withdrawals. 100 color images.

Table of Contents

How to use Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses	xv
Special Dosing Considerations	xxi
The Pediatric Patient	xxi
The Geriatric Patient	xxi
The Obstetric Patient	xxii
Renal Disease	xxii
Liver Disease	xxiii
Congestive Heart Failure	xxiii
Body Size	xxiii
Delivery to Sites of Action	xxiii
Drug Interactions	xxiv
Dosage Forms	xxiv
Environmental Factors	xxv
Nutritional Factors	xxv
Summary	xxv
Key to Commonly used Abbreviations	xxvi
Medication Misadventures: The Nurse's Role in Detecting, Preventing, and Documenting Adverse Drug Events and Medication Errors	xxxi
CLASSIFICATIONS	1	(1073)
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitors	1	(1)
Antianginal Agents	1	(2)
Antiarrhythmic Agents	3	(2)
Anticholinergic Agents	5	(1)
Anticoagulants	6	(2)
Anticonvulsants	8	(2)
Antidepressants	10	(2)
Antidiabetic Agents	12	(3)
Antidiarrheal Agents	15	(1)
Antidotes	16	(2)
Antiemetic Agents	18	(1)
Antifungal Agents	19	(2)
Antihistamines	21	(2)
Antihypertensive Agents	23	(2)
Anti-infective Agents	25	(2)
Antineoplastic Agents	27	(4)
Antiparkinson Agents	31	(1)
Antipsychotic Agents	32	(3)
Antipyretic Agents	35	(1)
Antiretroviral Agents	36	(2)
Antithyroid Agents	38	(1)
Antitubercular Agents	39	(2)
Antitussive Agents	41	(1)
Anti-ulcer Agents	42	(3)
Antiviral Agents	45	(2)
Bronchodilators	47	(2)
Cholinergic Agents	49	(1)
Diuretics	50	(3)
Laxatives	53	(1)
Lipid-Lowering Agents	54	(2)
Skeletal Muscle Relaxants	56	(1)
Vascular Headache Suppressants	57	(1)
Vitamins	58	(1016)
DRUG MONOGRAPHS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER BY GENERIC NAME	1074	(1)
APPENDICES	1075	(115)
Appendix A. Natural Products	1077	(22)
Appendix B. Commonly Used Combination Drugs	1099	(20)
Appendix C. Equianalgesic Tables	1119	(4)
Appendix D. Schedules of Controlled Substances	1123	(2)
Appendix E. Infusion Rate Tables	1125	(7)
Appendix F. Food and Drug Administration Pregnancy Categories	1132	(1)
Appendix G. Formulas Helpful for Calculating Drugs	1133	(3)
Appendix H. Body Surface Area Nomograms	1136	(2)
Appendix I. Administration Techniques	1138	(3)
Appendix J. Recommendations for Safe Handling of Hazardous Drugs	1141	(4)
Appendix K. Normal Values of Common Laboratory Tests	1145	(2)
Appendix L. Dietary Guidelines for Food Sources	1147	(2)
Appendix M. Recommended Dietary Allowances	1149	(2)
Appendix N. Routine Pediatric and Adult Immunizations	1151	(4)
Appendix O. Prevention of Bacterial Endocarditis	1155	(1)
Appendix P. Ophthalmic Medications	1156	(10)
Appendix Q. Recent Drug Release Update	1166	(2)
Appendix R. Infrequently Used Drugs	1168	(16)
Appendix S. Sample FDA Medication Error and Adverse Reaction Reporting Forms	1184	(4)
Appendix T. NANDA Nursing Diagnoses through the 14th Conference	1188	(2)
Bibliography	1190	(1)
Comprehensive Generic/Trade/Classifications Index	1191