2014 Lippincott's Nursing Drug Guide

by Amy M. Karch

Overview

A comprehensive annual guide for nursing students and practicing nurses, the 2014 Lippincott Nursing Drug Guide provides quick A-to-Z access to current, vital drug information. This edition includes information on over 1500 drugs and drug combinations. Complete monographs for over 700 common drugs contain generic and trade names, pronunciations, pregnancy risk category, controlled substance schedule (if appropriate), drug classes, therapeutic actions, indications, contraindications and cautions, available forms, dosages, pharmacokinetics, IV facts (if appropriate), adverse effects, interactions, and  a nursing considerations  section based on nursing process steps including assessment, interventions,  and teaching points. The book also includes a 32-page full-color photo guide to pills and capsules for easy reference and multiple additional appendices that summarize key clinical information. The electronic ancillary contains 200 drug monographs and patient-teaching aids.    

This is the only drug book to include a "DO NOT CRUSH" logo so nurses can quickly identify medications that should not be crushed -- a key patient safety feature. A Web Toolkit provides convenient features including FDA warnings, new drug and herb updates, medication administration and safety videos, dosage calculator, patient teaching handouts, pharmacology animations, English-Spanish audio medical and medication administration terms and phrases, audio generic drug pronunciations, medication administration procedures, NCLEX-style questions that comply with the new 2013 NCLEX test plan, mechanisms of action of selected drug classes, and a list of foods that contain tyramine. There is also a free CE test plus additional CE discounts, and various handy charts and information, such as controlled substance schedules, I.V. drug incompatibility, dialyzable drugs, toxic drug-drug interactions, and much more.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781451186550
Publisher:	Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Publication date:	06/15/2013
Pages:	1512
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 8.10(h) x 1.52(d)

Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface
Nursing process guidelines
Patient safety and medication administration
Pharmacologic classes
 
Alphabetical listing of drugs by generic name
 
Appendices
Appendix A:  Alternative and complementary therapies
Appendix B:  Important dietary guidelines for patient teaching
Appendix C:  Drugs that interact with grapefruit juice
Appendix D:  Intramuscular and subcutaneous routes of administration
Appendix E:  Calculating pediatric dosages
Appendix F:  Federal drug classifications
·         FDA pregnancy categories
·         DEA schedules of controlled substances
Appendix G:  Cardiovascular guidelines
Appendix H:  Normal laboratory values
Appendix I:  Canadian drug information
·         Narcotics, controlled drugs, benzodiazepines, and other targeted substances
·         Adverse reaction reporting: Pharmaceuticals, biologics, natural health products, radiopharmaceuticals
·         Canada Vigilance Regional Offices
Appendix J:  Commonly used Canadian drugs
Appendix K:  Topical drugs
Appendix L:  Ophthalmic drugs
Appendix M:  Laxatives
Appendix N:  Combination products by therapeutic class
Appendix O:  Frequently used combination products by trade name
Appendix P:  Hormonal contraceptives
Appendix Q:  Commonly used biologicals
Appendix R:  Less commonly used drugs
Appendix S:  Drugs commonly used to treat specific disorders 
Appendix T: Quick guide to reputable Internet sites
 
Bibliography
Index
 
Quick-access full-color photo guide to pills and capsules