Nursing2022 Drug Handbook

by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Overview

THE #1 Drug Guide for nurses & other clinicians…always dependable, always up to date!
 
Look for these outstanding features:

• Completely updated nursing-focused drug monographs featuring 3,500 generic, brand-name, and combination drugs in an easy A-to-Z format
• NEW! 32 brand-new FDA-approved drugs in this edition, including the COVID-19 drug remdesivir—tabbed and conveniently grouped in a handy “NEW DRUGS” section for easy retrieval
• NEW! Thousands of clinical updates—new dosages and indications, Black Box 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 439 commonly prescribed tablets and capsules

 
Plus FREE online companion Toolkit 

• Monthly FDA updates featuring newly approved drugs, indications, and warnings
• Pharmacology videos, audio pronunciation guide, and English-Spanish translator
• Equianalgesic dosing guidelines for opioid drugs
• Mechanisms and sites of action graphics for selected drugs
• NCLEX®-style questions, free CE tests, plus bonus discounts…and more!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781975158880
Publisher:	LWW
Publication date:	05/27/2021
Edition description:	Forty-Second, North American Edition
Pages:	1860
Sales rank:	662,006
Product dimensions:	4.90(w) x 7.90(h) x 2.40(d)

Table of Contents

Anatomy of a monograph inside front cover

Contributors and consultants vii

How to use Nursing2022 Drug Handbook® viii

Quick guide to special symbols, logos, and highlighted terms xi

Guide to abbreviations xii

General information

1 Drug actions, interactions, and reactions 1

2 Drug therapy across the lifespan 6

3 Safe drug administration 13

4 Selected therapeutic drug classifications 23

Alphabetical listing of drugs by generic name 61

New drugs 1550

Appendices 1588

1 Avoiding common drug errors: Best practices and prevention 1588

2 Pregnancy risk categories: The FDA's Final Rule 1591

3 Controlled substance schedules 1591

4 Abbreviations to avoid (The Joint Commission) 1592

5 Pediatric drugs commonly involved in drug errors 1593

6 Elder care medication tips 1595

7 Prescription drug abuse: Identifying and treating toxicity 1596

8 Understanding biosimilar drugs 1599

9 Nursing process: Patient safety during drug therapy 1601

10 Serotonin syndrome: What you should know to protect your patient 1602

11 Tumor lysis syndrome: A life-threatening emergency 1603

12 Antidiarrheals: Indications and dosages 1604

13 Antidotes: Indications and dosages 1605

14 Selected biologicals and blood derivatives: Indications and dosages 1611

15 Common combination drugs: Indications and dosages 1619

16 Vaccines and toxoids: Indications and dosages 1634

17 Vitamins and minerals: Indications and dosages 1641

18 Antacids: Indications and dosages 1648

19 Laxatives: Indications and dosages 1650

20 Therapeutic drug monitoring guidelines 1654

21 Selected ophthalmic drugs: Indications and dosages 1662

22 Do not use: Dangerous abbreviations, symbols, and dose designations (ISMP Canada) 1669

23 Decision tree: Deciding about medication administration 1670

24 Canadian National Drug Schedules 1671

25 Safe disposal of unused drugs: What patients need to know 1672

26 Additional OTC drugs: Indications and dosages 1674

27 Less commonly used drugs: Indications and dosages 1679

Index 1754