General information: 1. Drug actions, interactions, and reactions -- 2. Drug therapy across the lifespan -- 3. Safe drug administration -- 4. Selected therapeutic drug classifications -- Alphabetical listing of drugs by generic name -- New drugs -- Appendices: 1. Avoiding common drug errors: best practices and prevention -- 2. Pregnancy risk categories: the FDA's final rule -- 3. Controlled substance schedules -- 4. Abbreviations to avoid (The Joint Commission) -- 5. Pediatric drugs commonly involved in drug errors -- 6. Elder care medication tips -- 7. Prescription drug abuse: identifying and treating toxicity -- 8. Understanding biosimilar drugs -- 9. Nursing process: patient safety during drug therapy -- 10. Serotonin syndrome: what you should know to protect your patients -- 11. Tumor lysis syndrome: a life-threatening emergency -- 12. Antidiarrheals: indications and dosages -- 13. Antidotes: indications and dosages -- 14. Selected biologicals and blood derivatives: indications and dosages -- 15. Common combination drugs: indications and dosages -- 16. Vaccines and toxoids: indications and dosages -- 17. Vitamins and minerals: Indications and dosages -- 18. Antacids: indications and dosages -- 19. Laxatives: indications and dosages -- 20. Additional OTC drugs: indications and dosages -- 21. Selected ophthalmic drugs: indications and dosages -- 22. Do not use: Dangerous abbreviations, symbols and dose designations (ISMP Canada) -- 23. Decision tree: deciding about medication administration -- 24. Canadian National Drug Schedules -- 25. Safe disposal of unused drugs: what patients need to know -- 26. Therapeutic drug monitoring guidelines -- 27. Less commonly used drugs: indications and dosages.
Summary:
"THE #1 Drug Guide for nurses & other clinicians ... always dependable, always up to date! Look for these outstanding features. Completely updated nursing-focused drug monographs featuring over 3,760 generic, brand-name, and combination drugs in an easy A-to-Z format. NEW 63 brand-new FDA-approved drugs in this edition, including 25 complete monographs--tabbed and conveniently grouped in a handy "NEW DRUGS" section for easy retrieval. More than 8,200 clinical updates--new dosages and indications, Black Box warnings, adverse reactions, nursing considerations, clinical alerts, and patient teaching information. Special focus on U.S. and Canadian drug safety issues and concerns. Photoguide insert with images of 450 commonly prescribed tablets and capsules. Plus FREE companion Toolkit available online through NDHnow.com Monthly FDA updates featuring newly approved drugs, indications, and warnings. Pharmacology videos, audio pronunciation guide, and English-Spanish translator. Equianalgesic dosing guidelines for opioid drugs. Mechanisms and sites of action graphics for selected drugs. NCLEX-style questions, free CE tests, plus bonus discounts ... and more!"-- Back cover
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