Main description:

The Drug Information Handbook for Nursing, 16th Edition, delivers concise, clinically relevant drug information designed specifically to meet the needs of registered nurses and nursing students. Benefits: all medications are presented alphabetically by generic name in the main section of the handbook; additionally, a convenient alphabetical index organizes drugs by brand name, generic name and index terms; over 1,000 drug monographs feature up to 52 fields of information on medication safety issues, administration, physical assessment and patient education; and, drug names and nursing-specific field headings are highlighted in red to facilitate fast, productive searches. Updates to this Edition: 54 New Drug Monographs.
New Fields: Usual Infusion Concentration; Administration: Subcutaneous; Administration: Endotracheal; Administration: Intra-arterial; Administration: Intracavernous; Administration: Intradermal; Administration: Intraosseous; Administration: Intrathecal; Administration: Intravaginal; Administration: Intravitreal; Administration: Ophthalmic; Administration: Otic; Administration: Rectal; Appendix Updates; Insulin Products; Apothecary/Metric Equivalents; Immunization Recommendations; Management of Drug Extravasations; and Oral Medications That Should Not Be Crushed.