Saunders Nursing Drug Handbook 2002

by Hodgson, Barbara B.; Kizior, Robert J.

• ISBN13: 9780721693712
• ISBN10: 0721693717
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-08-01
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Health Science div

Summary

This accessible and reliable drug handbook has been completely redesigned to make it an easy-to-use source of current drug information for the busy nurse. Organized in an ideal format for providing essential information for thousands of medications and helping the nurse provide better patient care, this portable handbook presents drug monographs in alphabetical order by generic name. The very latest FDA-approved drugs are featured; and a section that describes 55 drug classification categories, with the actions, uses, side effects, interactions, and nursing implications, is also included. A Volume in the Saunders Nursing Drug Handbook Series (Includes FREE SIMON website at:www.harcourthealth.com/SIMON/SaundersNDH/)

Table of Contents

Color Pill Atlas follows	xvi
Classifications	1	(1)
Drug Entries	1	(1176)
APPENDIXES	1177	(44)
A. (Poison) Antidote Chart	1178	(4)
B. Calculation of Doses	1182	(2)
C. Controlled Drugs (United States)	1184	(1)
D. Dialysis of Medications	1185	(9)
E. (Brand Name) Drugs That Look/Sound Alike	1194	(2)
F. FDA Pregnancy Categories	1196	(1)
G. Herbal Therapies	1197	(3)
H. Nomogram for the Determination of Body Surface Area of Children and Adults	1200	(1)
I. Normal Laboratory Values	1201	(2)
J. Rates of Intermittent IV (Piggyback) Administration	1203	(2)
K. Signs and Symptoms of Electrolyte Imbalance	1205	(2)
L. Techniques of Medication Administration	1207	(11)
M. The Prescription	1218	(1)
N. Therapeutic and Toxic Blood Levels	1219	(2)
New Drug Supplement	1221	(4)
Index	1225