Lippincott's nursing drug guide 2006

• Main Author: Karch, Amy Morrison 1949- (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia, Pa. London Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2006
• Subjects: Drug Therapy > Handbooks; Pharmaceutical Preparations > Handbooks; Drug Therapy > Nurses' Instruction
• Online Access: Click Here to View Status and Holdings.
• Item Description: Accompanied by computer disk (3 1/2 in.) containing description of most commonly used drugs: Lippincott's quick-access drug disk.
• Physical Description: xvii, 1470 pages illustrations (some colour) 21 cm. 1 compact disk
• Format: System requirements for CD-ROM: Intel Pentium II or faster processor with 450 MHz (or equivalent), browser Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher (6.0 or higher recommended), Firefox 1.0.2 or higher, Acrobat
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9781582554365; 1582554366; 9781582554389; 1582554382

Updated with dozens of newly approved drugs and indications, 2006 Lippincott's Nursing Drug Guide contains over 800 complete drug monographs, organized alphabetically. Each monograph covers generic name; US and Canadian trade names; pregnancy risk category; controlled substance schedule if appropriate; drug class; therapeutic actions; indications, including off-label indications; contraindications and cautions; available forms; dosages; pharmacokinetics; I.V. facts; adverse effects; interactions; nursing considerations; assessment; interventions; and teaching points. The book includes a full-color photoguide to pills and capsules, details on preventing and reporting medication errors, a quick-reference chart of normal laboratory test values, and over 20 appendices. Updates and continuing education tests are on NursingDrugGuide.com. 2006 Lippincott's Nursing Drug Guide is also available for PDAs. See PDA listing for details