Saunders Nursing Drug Handbook 2024 (EPUB)

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By Robert Kizior BS RPh, Keith Hodgson RN BSN CCRN
Approximately 1522 pages

• Over 4,000 trade name drugs, including more than 1,000 generic name drugs, are listed alphabetically with A-to-Z tabs, making it easy to find them quickly.
• Herbal information is included both in the appendix and on the Evolve website, covering the interaction and effects of commonly encountered herbs.
• The book offers detailed information for each drug, including side effects listed by frequency, and adverse effects and reactions requiring prompt intervention.
• Drugs by Disorder are listed in the beginning of the book for easy reference, showing common disorders and the drugs most often used for treatment.
• Drug Classifications section provides an overview of actions and uses for drug families.
• Black Box Alerts and High Alert drugs are highlighted to promote safe administration of drugs that pose the greatest risk for patient harm, and Do Not Confuse With warnings call out drug names that sound alike or look alike.
• Top 100 Drugs list helps you easily identify the most frequently administered drugs.
• Cross-references to the 400 top U.S. brand-name drugs are located throughout the book for easy access.
• List of newly approved medications in the front of the book makes it easy to locate the latest drugs.
• Nursing considerations are organized in a functional nursing process framework and include baseline assessment, intervention/evaluation, and patient/family teaching.
• Information on lifespan and disorder-related dosage variations covers special considerations for pediatric, geriatric, hepatic, and immune- or renal-compromised patients.
• The book contains extensive IV content, including IV compatibilities/IV incompatibilities, and breaks down key information on reconstitution, rate of administration, and storage, as well as an IV Compatibility Chart foldout covering 65 intravenous drugs.
• Customizable and printable monographs for 100 of the most commonly used drugs are located on Evolve.
• The book has drug monographs for 12 newly FDA-approved medications, providing you with the most current drug information.
• It includes updates that cover uses, dosage forms, interactions, precautions, and other need-to-know information to help prevent medication dispensing errors.

Product Details

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Saunders; 1st edition (April 17, 2023)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• eBook Digital ‏ : ‎ 1552 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0443121176
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0443121173