Nursing Spectrum Drug Handbook 2010, Fifth Edition (McGraw-Hill's Nurses Drug Handbook)

Published in cooperation with the world's #1 nursing periodical Nursing Spectrum Drug Handbook delivers what nurses from around the world said they wanted most in such a publication: ease of use and a strong emphasis on patient safety. As convenient as it is thorough, the handbook enables nurses to carry essential drug information around with them wherever they go. Contents......Page 8 Common abbreviations......Page 2 Foreword......Page 10 Advisors......Page 11 Contributors and reviewers......Page 12 Preface and user's guide......Page 15 Part 1 Drug monographs A to Z......Page 26 A......Page 28 B......Page 197 C......Page 242 D......Page 372 E......Page 467 F......Page 528 G......Page 583 H......Page 614 I......Page 635 K......Page 696 L......Page 701 M......Page 766 N......Page 864 O......Page 920 P......Page 952 Q......Page 1080 R......Page 1090 S......Page 1133 T......Page 1190 U......Page 1285 V......Page 1286 W......Page 1311 Z......Page 1313 Safe drug administration......Page 29 Drug compatibilities......Page 30 Conversions and calculations......Page 34 Drug names that look or sound alike......Page 35 Tall Man Letters......Page 38 Tablets and capsules not to crush......Page 39 Preventing and treating extravasation......Page 41 Identifying injection sites......Page 42 Monitoring blood levels......Page 44 Effects of dialysis on drug therapy......Page 46 Anaphylaxis: Treatment guidelines......Page 49 Adult cardiac arrest: Treatment guidelines......Page 50 Pediatric cardiac arrest: Treatment guidelines......Page 51 Acute coronary syndrome: Treatment guidelines......Page 52 Stroke: Treatment guidelines......Page 54 Guidelines for handling, preparing, and administering hazardous drugs......Page 55 Managing poisoning and overdoses......Page 58 Photogallery of common tablets and capsules......Page 61 Part 2 Drug classes......Page 1326 Vitamins and minerals......Page 1376 Herbs and supplements......Page 1387 Part 3 Appendices......Page 1402 Common anesthetic drugs......Page 1403 Common combination drug products......Page 1415 Adult immunization schedule by age group......Page 1419 Childhood immunization schedule by age group......Page 1420 Adolescent immunization schedule by age group......Page 1421 Normal laboratory values for blood tests......Page 1422 Drug infusion rates......Page 1425 Identifying life-threatening adverse reactions......Page 1430 Potentially inappropriate drugs for elderly patients......Page 1437 Hazardous drugs......Page 1440 Most commonly used drugs in nursing specialties......Page 1442 Top 200 most commonly prescribed drugs......Page 1444 Selected references......Page 1447 A......Page 1449 B......Page 1456 C......Page 1458 D......Page 1463 E......Page 1466 F......Page 1469 G......Page 1470 H......Page 1472 I......Page 1476 L......Page 1478 M......Page 1480 N......Page 1484 O......Page 1487 P......Page 1489 R......Page 1495 S......Page 1498 T......Page 1502 V......Page 1505 W......Page 1506 Z......Page 1507 McGraw-Hill Professional Contents 8 Common abbreviations 2 Foreword 10 Advisors 11 Contributors and reviewers 12 Preface and user's guide 15 Part 1 Drug monographs A to Z 26 A 28 B 197 C 242 D 372 E 467 F 528 G 583 H 614 I 635 K 696 L 701 M 766 N 864 O 920 P 952 Q 1080 R 1090 S 1133 T 1190 U 1285 V 1286 W 1311 Z 1313 Safe drug administration 29 Drug compatibilities 30 Conversions and calculations 34 Drug names that look or sound alike 35 Tall Man Letters 38 Tablets and capsules not to crush 39 Preventing and treating extravasation 41 Identifying injection sites 42 Monitoring blood levels 44 Effects of dialysis on drug therapy 46 Anaphylaxis: Treatment guidelines 49 Adult cardiac arrest: Treatment guidelines 50 Pediatric cardiac arrest: Treatment guidelines 51 Acute coronary syndrome: Treatment guidelines 52 Stroke: Treatment guidelines 54 Guidelines for handling, preparing, and administering hazardous drugs 55 Managing poisoning and overdoses 58 Photogallery of common tablets and capsules 61 Part 2 Drug classes 1326 Vitamins and minerals 1376 Herbs and supplements 1387 Part 3 Appendices 1402 Common anesthetic drugs 1403 Common combination drug products 1415 Adult immunization schedule by age group 1419 Childhood immunization schedule by age group 1420 Adolescent immunization schedule by age group 1421 Normal laboratory values for blood tests 1422 Drug infusion rates 1425 Identifying life-threatening adverse reactions 1430 Potentially inappropriate drugs for elderly patients 1437 Hazardous drugs 1440 Most commonly used drugs in nursing specialties 1442 Top 200 most commonly prescribed drugs 1444 Selected references 1447 Index 1449 A 1449 B 1456 C 1458 D 1463 E 1466 F 1469 G 1470 H 1472 I 1476 J 1478 K 1478 L 1478 M 1480 N 1484 O 1487 P 1489 Q 1495 R 1495 S 1498 T 1502 U 1505 V 1505 W 1506 X 1507 Y 1507 Z 1507 ISBN-13:,9780071622783 The drug guide you can rely on to keep your patients safe Best Value on the Market! Nursing Spectrum Drug Handbook provides everything you must know to protect your patients and yourself when administering drugs. Written by RNs for RNs, the Handbook delivers the evidence base you need to safely administer more than 3,000 brand-name drugs and 1,000 generic drugs -- along with important patient monitoring instructions specific to each drug. Here's why you can't find a more safety-focused drug guide: FDA boxed warnings appear within each monograph Special icons point out hazardous and high-alert drugs Safety inserts explain how to handle hazardous drugs Full-color 32-page insert covers Safe Drug Administration Critical advice on treating adverse reactions Full-text download for your mobile device Online companion website provides drug updates, patient education information, and more A streamlined design that puts important information at your fingertips

Published in cooperation with the world's #1 nursing periodical

Nursing Spectrum Drug Handbook delivers what nurses from around the world said they wanted most in such a publication: ease of use and a strong emphasis on patient safety. As convenient as it is thorough, the handbook enables nurses to carry essential drug information around with them wherever they go.

Emphasising patient safety, this handbook helps nurses to carry essential drug information around with them wherever they go