Pages: 472,
Specialty: Nursing,
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer,
Publication Year: 2012,
Cover: Paperback,
Dimensions: 76.2x127x22.86mm

"The 2013 Lippincott's Pocket Drug Guide for Nurses" provides current, vital drug information "in a nutshell for the nurse on-the-go." Based on the popular "Lippincott's Nursing Drug Guide" by Amy Karch, this handy pocket guide by the same author gives essential information on over 1,400 medications in an easy-access A-to-Z format. The "mini" drug monographs include generic and trade names, drug class, pregnancy risk category and controlled substance schedule, "black box" warnings, indications & dosages, dose adjustments, adverse effects, drug interactions, nursing considerations, and patient teaching. Detailed appendices cover topical and ophthalmic medications, laxatives, combination products, contraceptives, and biological agents (vaccines). The pocket-sized "2013 Lippincott's Pocket Drug Guide for Nurses" will quickly become your go-to-guide for important drug facts and vital patient safety tips & alerts.show more