Prentice Hall Pediatric Drug Guide
Published on 16. March 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
1376 pages
978-0-13-119615-5 (ISBN)
Description
To be used as a resource for any pediatric nursing and/or health professions course or for the clinical setting.
This comprehensive drug guide addresses the specialty of pediatric pharmacology in the context of nursing care, containing most medications administered to children. The guide provides easy access to over 500 drugs organized alphabetically by generic name. For each drug in this book, the user will find Trade Names, Combination Drugs, Classifications, Pregnancy Category, Controlled Substance Status, Availability, Actions/Therapeutic Effects, Uses, Contraindications/Cautions Use, Routes/Dosages, Storage, Administration, Adverse Effects, Diagnostic Test Interference, Drug and Food/Herbal Interactions, Pharmacokinetics, and Nursing Implications. It highlights nursing implications for administration, monitoring, and teaching and focuses on the child, the adolescent, and the family.
This comprehensive drug guide addresses the specialty of pediatric pharmacology in the context of nursing care, containing most medications administered to children. The guide provides easy access to over 500 drugs organized alphabetically by generic name. For each drug in this book, the user will find Trade Names, Combination Drugs, Classifications, Pregnancy Category, Controlled Substance Status, Availability, Actions/Therapeutic Effects, Uses, Contraindications/Cautions Use, Routes/Dosages, Storage, Administration, Adverse Effects, Diagnostic Test Interference, Drug and Food/Herbal Interactions, Pharmacokinetics, and Nursing Implications. It highlights nursing implications for administration, monitoring, and teaching and focuses on the child, the adolescent, and the family.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Weight
989 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-119615-5 (9780131196155)
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Previous edition
Ruth C. Bindler | Linda Berner Howry
Pediatric Drugs & Nursing Implications
Book
09/1996
2nd Edition
Appleton and Lange
€59.60
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Content
PART I
Physiological Considerations
Developmental Considerations
Techniques of Administration
PART II
Drugs listed alphabetically by generic name
Name - Pronunciation - Trade Names
Classification(s)
Prototype
Pregnancy Category
Availability (preps)
Combination Products
Action
Therapeutic Effects
Use(s)
Unlabeled Uses
Contraindications
Cautious Use
Route & Dosage
Storage
Administration
Adverse Effects
Diagnostic Test Interference
Drug, Food and Herbal Interactions
Pharmacokinetics
Nursing Implications
PART III APPENDICES
Schedule of Controlled Substances
Pregnancy Categories
Oral Dosage Forms that Should Not Be Crushed
Classification Scheme and Prototype Drugs
Glossary of Key Terms
Abbreviations
Common Toxic Effects of Antineoplastics
Commonly Used Antineoplastic Drug Combinations
Pediatric Advanced Life Support Medications fo Cardiac Arrest and Symptomatic Arrhythmias
Pediatric Advanced Life Support Medications to Maintain Cardiac Output and for Postresuscitation
Stabilization
Recommended Immunization Schedule
Recommendations for Immunization of Children with Immune Deficiencies
Suggested Intervals Between Immune Globulin Administration and Measles Immunization
Table of Reportable Events Following Immunization
Reporting Events Occurring After Immunization
Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System
Inhaled and Topical Corticosteroids
SUGGESTED READINGS
Physiological Considerations
Developmental Considerations
Techniques of Administration
PART II
Drugs listed alphabetically by generic name
Name - Pronunciation - Trade Names
Classification(s)
Prototype
Pregnancy Category
Availability (preps)
Combination Products
Action
Therapeutic Effects
Use(s)
Unlabeled Uses
Contraindications
Cautious Use
Route & Dosage
Storage
Administration
Adverse Effects
Diagnostic Test Interference
Drug, Food and Herbal Interactions
Pharmacokinetics
Nursing Implications
PART III APPENDICES
Schedule of Controlled Substances
Pregnancy Categories
Oral Dosage Forms that Should Not Be Crushed
Classification Scheme and Prototype Drugs
Glossary of Key Terms
Abbreviations
Common Toxic Effects of Antineoplastics
Commonly Used Antineoplastic Drug Combinations
Pediatric Advanced Life Support Medications fo Cardiac Arrest and Symptomatic Arrhythmias
Pediatric Advanced Life Support Medications to Maintain Cardiac Output and for Postresuscitation
Stabilization
Recommended Immunization Schedule
Recommendations for Immunization of Children with Immune Deficiencies
Suggested Intervals Between Immune Globulin Administration and Measles Immunization
Table of Reportable Events Following Immunization
Reporting Events Occurring After Immunization
Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System
Inhaled and Topical Corticosteroids
SUGGESTED READINGS