Prentice Hall's Nurse's Drug Guide 2004
Published on 28. May 2003
Book
Hardback
1824 pages
978-0-13-112968-9 (ISBN)
Description
For courses in Pharmacology, Fundamentals of Nursing, Medical Surgical Nursing and Maternal Child Nursing.
A standard resource for nurses, this unique book provides safe, effective, current, and accurate drug administration information in a quickly accessible format. Comprehensive and complete, all drugs are listed alphabetically by generic names for quick referral, with an index that includes both generic and trade names. An easy-to-use dosage information disk is included to provide nurses with monographs of the most commonly prescribed and dispensed drugs and prototype drugs.
A standard resource for nurses, this unique book provides safe, effective, current, and accurate drug administration information in a quickly accessible format. Comprehensive and complete, all drugs are listed alphabetically by generic names for quick referral, with an index that includes both generic and trade names. An easy-to-use dosage information disk is included to provide nurses with monographs of the most commonly prescribed and dispensed drugs and prototype drugs.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 200 mm
Width: 126 mm
Thickness: 54 mm
Weight
958 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-112968-9 (9780131129689)
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Billie A. Wilson | Margaret T. Shannon | Carolyn L. Stang
Prentice Hall Nurse's Drug Guide 2005
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05/2004
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Persons
Billie Ann Wilson is currently Professor and Director of the Department of Nursing at Loyola University in New Orleans, Louisiana. Prior to entering nursing, she taught natural and physical sciences at the secondary and collegiate levels. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Boston College, a Master of Science in Biology from Purdue University, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Northwestern State University of Louisiana, a Master of Nursing from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, and a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of New Orleans.
Margaret T. Shannon is currently Professor and Dean of the Division of Nursing at Our Lady of Holy Cross College, New Orleans, Louisiana. Her educational preparation includes a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and a Master of Science in Chemistry, both from Saint Louis University; a Master of Arts in Teaching Biology from Saint Mary's College, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Northwestern State University of Louisiana, a Master of Nursing from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, and a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of New Orleans. Prior to entering nursing, she taught physical science, natural science, and mathematics at the secondary and collegiate levels.
Carolyn L. Stang is currently Vice President for Clinical Program Development at Caremark Inc. She has worked in hospital and community pharmacies, home health care, and the pharmaceutical industry. Dr. Stang has been a freelance medical writer and an assistant professor at Rutgers University College of Pharmacy. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from The Ohio State University and a Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Tennessee, Memphis, and completed a fellowship in Family Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston.
Margaret T. Shannon is currently Professor and Dean of the Division of Nursing at Our Lady of Holy Cross College, New Orleans, Louisiana. Her educational preparation includes a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and a Master of Science in Chemistry, both from Saint Louis University; a Master of Arts in Teaching Biology from Saint Mary's College, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Northwestern State University of Louisiana, a Master of Nursing from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, and a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of New Orleans. Prior to entering nursing, she taught physical science, natural science, and mathematics at the secondary and collegiate levels.
Carolyn L. Stang is currently Vice President for Clinical Program Development at Caremark Inc. She has worked in hospital and community pharmacies, home health care, and the pharmaceutical industry. Dr. Stang has been a freelance medical writer and an assistant professor at Rutgers University College of Pharmacy. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from The Ohio State University and a Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Tennessee, Memphis, and completed a fellowship in Family Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston.
Content
Classification Scheme and Prototype Drugs.
Alphabetical List of Generic Drugs.
Appendix A: Ocular Medications, Low-Molecular Weight Heparins, and Oral and Nasal Corticosteroids in Tabular Form.
Appendix B: U.S. Schedules of Controlled Substances.
Appendix C: FDA Pregnancy Categories.
Appendix D: Oral Dosage Forms That Should Not Be Crushed.
Appendix E: Prescription Combination Drugs.
Appendix F: Glossary of Key Terms, Clinical Conditions, and Associated Signs and Symptoms.
Appendix G: Common Use Abbreviations.
Bibliography.
Index.
IV Drug Y-Site Compatibility Chart/ Inside Back Cover.
Alphabetical List of Generic Drugs.
Appendix A: Ocular Medications, Low-Molecular Weight Heparins, and Oral and Nasal Corticosteroids in Tabular Form.
Appendix B: U.S. Schedules of Controlled Substances.
Appendix C: FDA Pregnancy Categories.
Appendix D: Oral Dosage Forms That Should Not Be Crushed.
Appendix E: Prescription Combination Drugs.
Appendix F: Glossary of Key Terms, Clinical Conditions, and Associated Signs and Symptoms.
Appendix G: Common Use Abbreviations.
Bibliography.
Index.
IV Drug Y-Site Compatibility Chart/ Inside Back Cover.