About the Book
There is a difference in drug handbooks. And if you want the most reliable information presented in full color and organized alphabetically, Mosby's Nursing Drug Reference is the only one that should be in your consideration set! With an A to Z organization, no other drug handbook helps you access reliable drug information quicker. But perhaps best of all, this full-color handbook gives you extensive drug information for over 5,000 generic and trade-name drugs - including uses, side effects, interactions, and pharmacokinetics. This reference also includes key nursing considerations to help you assess, administer, evaluate, and teach your patients, as well as instructions for giving drugs by various routes (e.g., PO, IM, IV). Written by a well-known expert in nursing pharmacology, you will ALWAYS find the latest and most trustworthy drug information in Mosby's Nursing Drug Reference.
Presents comprehensive coverage of more than 1,300 generic and 4,500 trade-name drugs.
Organizes monographs alphabetically by generic drug name to allow for fast retrieval of needed information.
Includes comprehensive drug monographs containing generic names, Rx or OTC designations, pronunciation, U.S. and Canadian trade names, functional and chemical classification, controlled-substance schedule, do-not-confuse drugs, action, uses, unlabeled uses, dosages and routes, available forms, side effects, contraindications, precautions, pharmacokinetics, interactions (including drug/herb, drug/food and drug lab test), nursing considerations, and treatment of overdose.
Provides concise, practice-oriented nursing considerations: assess, administer, perform/provide, evaluate, and teach patient/family.
Highlights IV drug information in one easy-to-find place, under the Administer heading, including special considerations and Y-site, syringe, and additive compatibilities.
Identifies high alert drugs that pose the greatest risk for patient harm if administered incorrectly.
Features a nursing alert icon identifying considerations that require special attention.
Highlights common and life-threatening side effects for easy identification.
Features over 400 potential interactions between drugs and herbal products.
Includes lifespan and disorder-related dosages for newborns, children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric, hepatic, and renal patients.
Provides special Do Not Confuse headings so you can avoid administering the wrong drug.
Includes Tall Man lettering as recommended by the FDA to distinguish easily confused drug names.
Features 16 full-color illustrations that show mechanisms or sites of action for select drug classes such as antidepressants, antiinfectives and antiretroviral agents.
Features boldface route subheadings -- such as PO, IV, and IM -- under the Dosage and Routes and Administer headings to help in finding information quickly.
Includes several detailed multi-product monographs that group all chemically similar forms of insulins, cephalosporins (1st-, 2nd-, 3rd-generation), contraceptives, and penicillins together into single monographs, with cross-references to the individual forms of these drugs.
Includes a Drug Categories section with nursing considerations and a list of common generic drugs for each category.
Offers a Combination Products appendix covering the forms and uses of more than 500 products.
Provides Black Box Warnings with alerts to dangerous and/or life-threatening adverse effects.
Designates Canadian brand names with a maple leaf.
Offers a flexible, water-resistant cover for durability in the clinical setting.
Includes free online updates with the latest FDA drug alerts, new drug monographs, tables of recently released drugs in the U.S., a listing of high-alert Canadian medications and controlled substances, links to useful drug-related websites, information on selected prescription drugs with potential for abuse, an extensive table of orphan drugs, a detailed table of AHA drug dosing guidelines, names and uses of commonly used herbal products, medications that may be inappropriate for geriatric patients, drugs metabolized by known P450s, a comprehensive Drug Name Safety reference, and patient teaching guidelines.
NEW! Four-color design highlights important information to help you quickly and easily find important information.
NEW! Fully updated content reflects the latest drugs on the market.
Approximately 25 monographs on newly released drugs
Comprehensive coverage of more than 5,000 generic and trade-name drugs
About the Author :
Linda Skidmore-Roth, RN, MSN, NP has been the lead author of Mosby's Nursing Drug Reference for more than 25 years and as such is synonymous with the Mosby imprint as a trusted name in nursing pharmacology information
