SAUNDERS NURSING DRUG HANDBOOK 2020

Nurses are faced with the ever-challenging responsibility of ensuring safe and effective drug therapy for their patients. Not surprisingly, the greatest challenge for nurses is keeping up with the overwhelming amount of new drug information, including the latest FDA-approved drugs and changes to already approved drugs, such as new uses, dosage forms, warnings, and much more. Nurses must integrate this information into their patient care quickly and in an informed manner. Saunders Nursing Drug Handbook 2020 is designed as an easy-to-use source of current drug information to help the busy nurse meet these challenges. What separates this book from others is that it guides the nurse through patient care to better practice and better care. This handbook contains the following: 1. An IV compatibility chart. This handy chart is bound into the handbook to prevent accidental loss. 2. The Drug Classifications section. The action and uses for some of the most common clinical and pharmacotherapeutic classes are presented. Unique to this handbook, each class provides an at-a-glance table that compares all the generic drugs within the classification according to product availability, dosages, side effects, and other characteristics. Its half-page color tab ensures you can’t miss it! 3. An alphabetical listing of drug entries by generic name. Blue letter thumb tabs help you page through this section quickly. Information on medications that contain a Black Box Alert is an added feature of the drug entries. This alert identifies those medications for which the FDA has issued a warning that the drugs may cause serious adverse effects. Tall Man lettering, with emphasis on certain syllables to avoid confusing similar sounding/looking medications, is shown in slim blue capitalized letters (e.g., oxyCODONE). High Alert drugs with a color icon are considered dangerous by The Joint Commission and the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) because if they are ad

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