Mosby's 2018 Nursing Drug Reference / Edition 31

by Linda Skidmore-Roth RN, MSN, NP

Overview

Choose the drug handbook trusted for nearly 30 years! From the leading name in nursing, Mosby’s 2018 Nursing Drug Reference is a full-color portable nursing drug handbook that makes it easy to find the most vital information on the drugs that nurses administer most frequently. More than 5,000 drugs are profiled — including 20-30 new entries for drugs recently approved by the FDA. . No other drug guide places a higher emphasis on patient safety, with Black Box Warnings for dangerous adverse reactions, Safety Alerts for situations requiring special attention, and a focus on both common and life-threatening side effects. Backed with practical online resources, Mosby’s Nursing Drug Reference proves there is a difference in drug guides. It’s Mosby’s bestselling drug reference for nurses!

• Black Box Warnings provide alerts to FDA warnings of dangerous or life-threatening drug reactions.
• Safety Alert icon highlights the most critical drug interactions and side effects.
• Common and life-threatening side effects are organized by body system, showing signs to watch for during assessments.
• Coverage of IV drug administration highlights dosage and IV administration instructions, including safety considerations and Y-site, syringe, and additive compatibilities.
• Alphabetical organization by generic name provides quick and easy access to specific drugs, and a full-color design highlights important information.
• Nursing Process steps are used as the framework for organizing all nursing care information.Overview of drug categories explains the safe administration of common classes of drugs, as well as their common side effects and interactions.
• Cross-references indicate drug information that may be found in the appendices.
• Complete pharmacokinetic information includes the mechanism and absorption of the drug as well as its action, duration, and excretion.

• NEW! 20-30 added monographs provide up-to-date content on newly released drugs.
• NEW! BEERS indications included for selected monographs.
• NEW! Drugs with genetic indications identifiable by easy to spot icon.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780323531924
Publisher:	Elsevier Health Sciences
Publication date:	05/22/2017
Series:	Skidmore Nursing Drug Reference
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	1376
Sales rank:	1,112,445
Product dimensions:	4.70(w) x 7.20(h) x 2.00(d)

About the Author

Linda Skidmore-Roth, RN, MSN, NP has been the lead author of Mosby’s Nursing Drug Reference for more than 25 years and as such is synonymous with the Mosby imprint as a trusted name in nursing pharmacology information

Table of Contents

(Tentative)

Drug categories Alpha-adrenergic blockersAnesthetics—general/localAntacidsAnti-alzheimer agentsAntianginalsAntianxiety agentsAntiasthmaticsAnticholinergicsAnticoagulantsAnticonvulsantsAntidepressantsAntidiabeticsAntidiarrhealsAntidysrhythmicsAntiemeticsAntifungals (systemic)AntihistaminesAntihypertensivesAntiinfectivesAntilipidemicsAntineoplasticsAntiparkinson agentsAntiplateletsAntipsychoticsAntipyreticsAntiretroviralsAntitubercularsAntitussives/expectorantsAntiviralsBeta-adrenergic blockersBone resorption inhibitorsCalcium channel blockersCardiac glycosidesCholinergicsCholinergic blockersCorticosteroidsDiureticsHistamine H2 antagonistsImmunosuppressantsLaxativesNeuromuscular blocking agentsNonsteroidal antiinflammatoriesOpioid analgesicsSalicylatesSedatives/hypnoticsSkeletal muscle relaxantsThrombolyticsThyroid hormonesVasodilatorsVitamins

Individual Drugs in A-Z Format

AppendicesA. Selected new drugs B. Recent FDA drug approvalsC. Ophthalmic, otic, nasal, and topical productsD. Vaccines and toxoidsE. Antitoxins and antiveninsF. Herbal productsG. Combination productsH. Medications that may be inappropriate for geriatric patientsI. Drugs metabolized by known P450’sJ. Safety in handling chemotherapeutic agentsK. High-alert drugsL. Controlled substance chartM. Immunization schedules for children and adolescentsN. High-alert Canadian medicationsO. Canadian controlled substance chartP. Canadian recommended immunization schedules for infants and childrenQ. FDA pregnancy categoriesR. Weights and equivalentsS. Abbreviations

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