Mosby's Drug Guide for Nurses - Revised Reprint with 2004 Update

This portable, up-to-date drug handbook provides information on more than 60 drug classifications and 4,000 individual generic and trade name drugs. Extensively revised and expanded, it offers more than 2,000 new drug facts and more than 40 monographs for newly approved drugs ― including 20 that are all-new to this 2004 update! In-depth coverage includes IV drug content with compatibilities and incompatibilities; extensive coverage of interactions; a full-color atlas of drug administration; a full-color drug identification guide; and a drug classification section covering entire groups of drugs by function.

• Organizes monographs alphabetically by generic drug name to allow for fast retrieval of information.
• Features a colorful, functional, and user-friendly design that includes colored monograph headings; screened index pages to facilitate easy location of information, and icons for key drugs, therapeutic outcome, IV administration, lifespan content, nursing alerts, Do Not Crush precautions, herbal interactions, and nursing diagnoses.
• Provides a biannual update on newly released drugs that can be pasted into the inside back cover.

Designates eneric drugs as prescription or over-the-counter for identification of drug status.Highlights key drugs with a special icon, both on the individual monograph and in the drug classification section, to help focus on important drugs within drug classifications.Provides a separate monograph heading for therapeutic outcome, highlighted with an icon, to encourage critical thinking and provide a focus for the plan of care.Includes special icons for pediatric and geriatric considerations to highlight important lifespan content.Highlights common side effects and life-threatening adverse reactions in a different typeface for immediate recognition in emergency situations.Features over 60 Do Not Crush icons to denote drugs that may not be administered in crushed form.Highlights common side effects and life-threatening adverse reactions in a different typeface for immediate recognition in emergency situations.Lists side effects by body system and in order of frequency for easy identification.Includes extensive interactions information when appropriate for drug-to-drug, drug-to-drug category, drug-to-food, drug-to-herb, and lab test interferences.Highlights incompatibility information for site- and solution-specific incompatibilities.Provides pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in chart form where appropriate for easy access.Provides both drug-to-drug and drug-to-solution compatibility charts.Combines insulins into a single monograph to eliminate redundancy of information; similarly, combines ophthalmic, otic, nasal, and topical products into a single easy-to-read appendix.Features a drug category section with nursing diagnoses, generic drugs, and highlighted key drugs.Provides a full-color atlas of medication administration to clearly illustrate and visually reinforce key steps in drug administration for various routes.Features hundreds of potential interactions between drugs and herbal products with a special icon.ncludes Universal Precautions box in the color atlas to reinforce safety in drug administration.Includes appendixes on controlled substances, FDA pregnancy categories, nomogram for calculating body surface area, and commonly used abbreviations for quick clinical reference.Features a flexible, water-resistant cover that provides durability in the clinical setting.Contains an expanded appendix of Rarely Used Drugs that provides summaries of numerous products and helps distinguish these products from more commonly administered drugs.Provides both a general index and a disorders index for easy application within integrated pharmacology courses.Highlights critical nursing considerations with more than 110 special Nursing Alert icons to identify situations that potentially could cause harm to the patient.Features appendix of Combination Products that provides a listing of product names, generic ingredients, and component dosages for more than 500 combination products.

• Provides more than 2,000 new drug facts ― including patient/family teaching guidelines, updated drug dosages, interactions, side effects, precautions, contraindications, and IV therapy facts.
• Contains than 40 new monographs for FDA-approved drugs to provide the very latest drug information ― with 20 drugs that are new to this 2004 update!
• Includes a new vaccines and toxoids table that expands coverage of this important information.
• Features a table of Recent FDA Drug Approvals that provides generic/trade names and uses for the most recently approved drugs.
• Identifies over 100 additional drugs included on the Drug Guide website in full monograph form with new monograph headers.
• Includes a free, mini CD-ROM that provides supplemental information.
• Provides free Internet updates on pharmacology resources and the latest drug information.