TY - BOOK AU - Bishop Hendler,Collette TI - Nursing 2024 drug handbook SN - 9781975198572 AV - RM301.12 .N8845 2024 U1 - 615.1 N93 23 PY - 2024///] CY - Philadelphia, PA PB - Wolters Kluwer KW - Drugs KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc KW - Pharmacology KW - Administration KW - Nursing KW - Clinical pharmacology KW - Pharmacology, Clinical KW - Médicaments KW - Guides, manuels, etc KW - Pharmacologie KW - Pharmacologie clinique KW - fast KW - handbooks KW - aat KW - Handbooks and manuals KW - lcgft KW - Guides et manuels KW - rvmgf N1 - Includes index; Anatomy of a monograph -- Contributors and consultants -- How to use Nursing2024 Drug Handbook® -- Quick guide to special symbols, logos, and highlighted terms -- Guide to abbreviations -- General information -- 1. Drug actions, interactions, and reactions -- 2. Drug therapy across the lifespan -- 3. Safe drug administration -- 4. Selected therapeutic drug classifications -- Alphabetical listing of drugs by generic name -- New drugs -- Appendices -- 1. Nursing process: patient safety during drug therapy -- 2. Decision tree: deciding about medication administration -- 3. Avoiding common drug errors: best practices and prevention -- 4. Abbreviations to avoid (The Joint Commission) -- 5. Do not use: dangerous abbreviations, symbols, and dose designations (ISMP Canada) -- 6. Therapeutic drug monitoring guidelines -- 7. Pregnancy risk categories: the FDA's final rule -- 8. Controlled substance schedules -- 9. Canadian national drug schedules -- 10. Safe disposal of unused drugs: what patients need to know -- 11. Prescription drug abuse: identifying and treating toxicity -- 12. Serotonin syndrome: what you should know to protect your patient -- 13. Tumor lysis syndrome: a life-threatening emergency -- 14. Severe cutaneous adverse reactions -- 15. Anaphylaxis -- 16. Understanding biosimilar drugs -- 17. Antacids: indications and dosages -- 18. Antidiarrheals: indications and dosages -- 19. Laxatives: indications and dosages -- 20. Vitamins and minerals: indications and dosages -- 21. Additional OTC drugs: indications and dosages -- 22. Common combination drugs: indications and dosages -- 23. Antidotes: indications and dosages -- 24. Selected ophthalmic drugs: indications and dosages -- 25. Selected biologicals and blood derivatives: indications and dosages -- 26. Vaccines and toxoids: indications and dosages -- 27. Less commonly used drugs: indications and dosages; CHS; Bachelor of Science in Nursing N2 - "The #1 Drug Guide for nurses & other clinicians... always dependable, always up to date! Look for these outstanding features in this new edition: Completely updated nursing-focused drug monographs featuring 3,821 generic, brand-name, and combination drugs organized in an easy-to-use, A-to-Z format. NEW! 21 brand-new FDA-approved drugs -- tabbed and conveniently grouped in a handy "NEW DRUGS" section for easy retrieval. NEW! Thousands of clinical updates -- new dosages and indications, Boxed warnings, genetic-related information, adverse reactions, nursing considerations, clinical alerts, and patient teaching information. Special focus on U.S. and Canadian drug safety issues and concerns. Photoguide insert with images of 415 commonly prescribed tablets and capsules." -- ER -