Main description:

The Drug Information Handbook for Nursing provides safe pharmacotherapy knowledge to help nurses make a positive difference in patient care. The handbook presents all medications alphabetically by generic name. Additionally, a convenient alphabetical index organizes drugs by brand name, generic name and index terms. Individual drug monographs feature information on medication safety issues, administration, physical assessment and patient education. Drug names and nursing-specific field headings are highlighted in red to facilitate fast, productive searches. Highlights include: 1165 Drug Monographs; Up to 52 Fields of information per Monograph; More than 70 Pages of Appendix Information. Updates include: 47 New Drug Monographs; Introduction Topic Updates; Pregnancy Categories; Appendix Topic Updates; Immunization Schedules; Latex Allergy; Oral Medications that Should Not Be Crushed or Altered; Vitamin K Content in Selected Foods.