Prentice Hall Nurse's Drug Guide
powered by Skyscape Publisher: Pearson Education, Inc. - Prentice Hall A standard resource for nurses, this drug guide provides safe, effective, current, and accurate drug information in a quickly accessible format. The fully revised reference includes the latest drugs approved by the FDA with key nursing implications are highlighted throughout. This is the only drug guide to include Prototype Drugs for easier learning.

Comprehensive and complete, all drugs are listed alphabetically by generic names for quick referral, with an index that includes both generic and trade names. Included are important clinical information for hundreds of drugs including adverse reactions, interactions, and side effects.

Key Features

• Invaluable resource to nurse clinicians and students.
• Contains thousands of drugs - including 14 drugs recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
• Over 235 updates to drug indications, available forms, adverse effects, dosages, and more.
• New IV administration information has been added and/or updated regarding children.
• New subheadings for IV preparation and administration of IV medications for children add to the ease of locating appropriate information by age.
• Lists all drugs alphabetically by generic drug names, with a comprehensive index that identifies generic, trade, combination and prototype drugs.
• Included current listing of drug classifications and their associated drug prototypes.
• Offers quick access to drug, food, and herbal interactions, adverse side effects, and patient & family teaching information for every drug.
• Unique glossary provides valuable information regarding common assessment findings related to therapeutic effectiveness or ineffectiveness of specific drugs.
• Availability of indices for Trade Names, Combination drugs, Canadian drugs and Classifications.

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