Springhouse Nurse's Drug Guide 2006 provides comprehensive, easy-to-access information on 731 generic and over 3,500 trade-name drugs, including 20 recently-approved drugs. This edition lists common drug-herb interactions and adverse reactions that may be misinterpreted as age-related changes. Other features include a full-color photoguide to over 400 tablets and capsules; coverage of 40 pharmacologic and therapeutic classifications with prototype drugs highlighted; nursing process sections in every drug entry; chapters on dosage calculation, drug administration, and preventing medication errors; and updates on eDrugInfo.com. The book includes a free mini-CD containing an NCLEX®-style pharmacology self-test with new alternate-format questions.
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Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
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Höhe: 203 mm
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978-1-58255-437-2 (9781582554372)
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How to use Springhouse Nurse's Drug Guide 2006 Guide to abbreviations Drug therapy and the nursing process Essentials of dosage calculations Drug administration techniques Medication errors Drug classification section A-to-Z drug monographs 4/c Guide to tablets and capsules Herbal medicines Adverse reactions that may be misinterpreted as age-related changes Most common drug-herb interactions PQRST pain assessment Pregnancy risk categories Controlled substance schedules Look alike and sound-alike drugs Dialyzable drugs Selected opioid analgesic combination products Normal laboratory test values Table of equivalents Drugs that shouldn't be crushed Acknowledgments Index
