About the Book

The 30th edition of the best-selling, original drug handbook for nurses has been revised and updated to appeal to the education market as well as the practice market This comprehensive reference provides complete monographs for more than 900 generic and 3,000 trade drugs. The monographs are consistently formatted for ease of use, and they focus on the practical information that practicing nurses need. Each monograph consists of generic and trade names, pronunciation key, pregnancy risk category, pharmacologic class, controlled substance schedule (if applicable), available forms, indications and dosages, administration (with drug incompatibilities for I.V. drugs), action (including tables showing route, onset, peak, duration, and half-life), adverse reactions, interactions, effects on lab test results, contraindications, nursing considerations, and patient teaching. "Doody's Core Titles(TM) 2009."

Product Details

Media: Paperback Book, 1516 pages

Language: English

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (May. 31st, 2009)

ISBN-10: 1605473537

ISBN-13: 9781605473536

Dimensions: 4.80 x 7.42 x 1.58 inches

Shipping Weight: 1.57 lbs

• Categories: Pharmacology Nursing