Main description:

Pearson Nurse's Drug Guide 2016 is ideal for courses in nursing curricula covering drugs and/or drug administration. It also serves as a useful reference for nursing professionals. The information nurses need for safe, effective drug administration in any setting With over 400 updates, the new 2016 edition of the Pearson Nurse's Drug Guide provides safe, effective, current, and accurate drug information in a quickly accessible format. Comprehensive and complete, it lists all drugs alphabetically by generic names for quick reference, with an index listing both generic and trade names. It presents important clinical information for hundreds of drugs, with adverse reactions, interactions, side effects, and impacts on lab results. This new edition includes clearly delineated black box warnings, 23 monographs for new drugs recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and a new appendix on Topical Antifungal Medications. IV administration information has been updated regarding adults as well as children.
These revisions include subheadings for IV preparation and administration of IV medications for children, which add to the ease of locating appropriate information by age.

Contents:

About the Authors Editorial Review Panel Preface Classification Scheme and Prototype Drugs Alphabetical Entries for Generic Drugs Appendix A. Ocular Medications, Low Molecular Weight Heparins, Inhaled Corticosteroids, and Topical Corticosteroids Appendix B. U.S. Schedules of Controlled Substances Appendix C. FDA Pregnancy Categories Appendix D. Oral Dosage Forms That Should Not Be Crushed Appendix E. Prescription Combination Drugs Appendix F. Glossary of Key Terms, Clinical Conditions, and Associated Signs and Symptoms Appendix G. Abbreviations Appendix H. Herbal and Dietary Supplement Table Appendix I. Look-Alike, Sound-Alike Medications Appendix J. Vaccines Bibliography Index Common Drug IV-Site Compatibility Chart