Lexi-Comp's Drug Information Handbook For Nursing

by Turkoski, Beatrice B.; Lance, Brenda R.; Bonfiglio, Mark F.

• ISBN13: 9781591951131
• ISBN10: 1591951135
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-06-01
• Publisher: Lexi-Comp Inc

Summary

We have taken user feedback and created what we believe to be the easiest to use and most complete source of drug information available for nurses. The Drug Information Handbook for Nursing is the ideal resource for Registered Professional Nurses and upper-division nursing students requiring a complete reference for dosing, administration, monitoring, and patient education. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Preface	2	(1)
About the Authors	3	(1)
Editorial Advisory Panel	4	(4)
Acknowledgments	8	(1)
Description of Sections and Fields	9	(4)
FDA Name Differentiation Project: The Use of Tall-Man Letters	13	(1)
Abbreviations and Symbols Used in This Handbook	14	(3)
FDA Pregnancy Categories	17	(1)
General Nursing Issues	18	(2)
Patient Factors That Influence Drug Therapy	20	(2)
Therapeutic Nursing Management of Side Effects	22	(3)
Alphabetical Listing of Drugs	25	(1340)
APPENDIX
Table of Contents (expanded listing)	1247	(118)
Abbreviations and Measurements	1249	(14)
Additional Medicines	1263	(43)
Administration Guidelines	1306	(19)
Adverse Reactions Information	1325	(10)
Food and Fluid Concerns	1335	(3)
Drugs in Pregnancy and Breast-Feeding	1338	(5)
OBRA Guidelines for Long-Term Care	1343	(8)
Overdose and Toxicology Information	1351	(8)
Miscellaneous	1359	(6)
Controlled Substance Index	1365	(2)
Alphabetical Index	1367