Nursing2016 Drug Handbook (Nursing Drug Handbook) Download Free (EPUB, PDF)
The 36th edition of the best-selling, original drug handbook for nurses provides complete monographs for more than 900 generic and thousands of brand-name drugs. Monographs are consistently formatted for ease of use and focus on the practical information that nurses need. Each monograph consists of generic and trade names, pronunciation key, pregnancy risk category, pharmacologic class, controlled substance schedule (if applicable), available forms, indications and dosages, administration (with drug incompatibities for I.V. drugs), action (including tables showing route, onset, peak, duration, and half-life), adverse reactions, interactions, effects on lab test results, contraindications, nursing considerations, and patient teaching. Also includes chapters on general drug information (pharmacology/pharmacotherapeutics, pharmacogenomics, safe drug administration, therapeutic classifications), numerous appendices, and new easy-to-spot symbols for Canadian drugs (maple leaf) and Do Not Crush (DNC) drugs. Text is complemented by free Toolkit containing hundreds of online resources. You can also count on Nursing2016 Drug Handbook to tell you unapproved, off-label drug uses so you’ll always know why a drug is prescribed. And, this year, be a more confident nurse with fingertip access to … • 32 NEW FDA-approved drugs • NEW! Appendices on Serotonin syndrome, Tumor lysis syndrome, and the Nursing Process and Drug Therapy • NEW! Appendices on Canadian drugs and safety concerns: Do Not Use chart (ISMP Canada), Decision Tree, Canadian National Drug Schedules.With the safeguards you’ll find only in the Nursing2016 Drug Handbook, it’s easier than ever to stay current on the more than 4,500 latest changes to drug information and to avoid even the most common medication errors: • Adjust-a-dose feature for dosage adjustments needed by special populations • Administration guidelines for all appropriate routes • Expanded full-color pill guide containing more drug images than in any previous edition! • Increased coverage of adverse reactions! Includes those that occur with 1% & greater frequency, with special emphasis on life-threatening adverse reactions • Chapters on drug classes, drug safety, drug interactions, and drug therapy across the lifespan • Combination drug section • Elder care medication tips and pediatric drug-error information in appendices • Evidence-based off-label indications and dosages • FDA Black Box Warnings in appropriate drug monographs • Interactions by Drug-drug, Drug-food, Drug-lab tests, Drug-alternative therapy clearly identified • Less Commonly Used Drugs appendix provides essential information, including indications and dosages for very infrequently used drugs • Overdose signs & symptoms, where appropriate • Robust Web Toolkit with hundreds of tools and resources, including monthly drug updates, warnings, and news capsules • Safe Drug Administration chapter focuses on the most current guidelines, ISMP initiatives, and contemporary patient safety issues (such as REMS), preventing and treating extravasation, and preventing exposure to hazardous drugs • Safety alert icon for potentially toxic drugs, I.V. drug incompatibility, dialyzable drugs, toxic drug-drug interactions, and much more.
Series: Nursing Drug Handbook
Paperback: 1672 pages
Publisher: LWW; Thirty-Sixth edition (May 8, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1469887045
ISBN-13: 978-1469887043
Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 2 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (153 customer reviews)
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I gave this a 3 start due to the book itself and not the service. They were great it came in excellent condition and very quickly! I am a medical student and need specific thing a out of the text and it doesn't have the pregnancy category and it doesn't separate the common and adverse side effects like the older versions do.
For the drugs it does contain, it has a wealth of information. My only complaint so far is that hundreds of brand name drugs do not exist in this book. For example, Lortab. You have to know to look under Hydrocodone Bitartrate/Acetaminophen. They could have at least included a separate index in the back to cross-reference name brand to generic.
BEST DECISION I HAVE EVER MADE!! I LOVE having access to this handbook without having the actual paper book! It has made clinicals and nursing school meds super easy to look up in a pinch! I am so incredibly glad they made it available on kindle!! I highly recommend buying this book through the kindle for ease of access and the ease of rapidly looking up a medicine just by typing in a name instead of flipping pages. The other amazing thing is I do not even have to have my kindle with me! I can use the kindle app on my phone and still have access to this great resource.
This is the best handbook for Nurses in my opinion. It is easy to find the drug by the name brand or generic. I have had one that was very difficult to navigate it took to long to find the information the index was not even alphabetical and if there was a generic they had that name listed but not the brand name.
I've been a practicing nurse for nearly 40 years, now retired. This has been my "go-to" pharmacy book for at least 20 years (I buy a new one every 2-3 years). This book is very well organized, easy to find information. My favorite feature of this book is the SPECIFIC patient information about how and when to take a medication, with warnings about foods or other medications that should not be taken at the same time.
Still the best fast drug handbook out there. Have carried around other handbooks over the years and keep coming back to this one. Guess if I were still working in hospitals, I'd have a pdf version on my phone. But, old school and in homes now, this works for me. More detail I can now get online. I like, and partly chose this for the well covered interactions of herbs and alternatives with each drug.
Best book out there for Nursing students. I love having this book on hand and not having to use an electronic device to research all of my drugs each week. It has made my life for classes and lab so much easier on me. I carry it with me everywhere I go for school. I am so glad that I was able to find tis book on because it in book stores it was almost double the price. I recommend getting it on here, they also have a digital copy available which could be downloaded to your phone or tablet. This book is seriously amazing, if you are a nurse or a nursing student BUY IT!!
To Whom It May Concern:This is an invaluable reference tool to have in one's possession. Not only for personal use but also for professional use as well. It's not the be all end all, as so to speak, however it's my first line of defense, before rolling over to i.e. PDR's, and on line drug references, etc.... Highly reccommended. A must have for one's drug library, both personal and professional.Tx,Rich
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