Blanchard & Loeb Nurse's Handbook of I.V. Drugs, 2nd Edition
Authors: Blanchard & Loeb
Format: Paperback
Stock #: 08-12110
ISBN : 978-1-9301-3863-6
Copyright: 2004 Available: Now
The Nurse’s Handbook of I.V. Drugs includes individual entries for all the approximately 1100 drugs that a nurse administers intravenously. The drugs are organized alphabetically by generic names, and the trade names are listed out in the index. Each entry includes: chemical and therapeutic classes, pregnancy risk category, controlled substance schedule (where applicable); indications and dosages, including dosage adjustments in special situations; route, onset, peak, and duration chart; mechanism of action (many are illustrated); incompatibilities, interactions, and adverse reactions; and nursing considerations, including warnings and precautions, preparation and administration tips on reconstituting, diluting, storing, handling, and disposing of the drug; and patient-teaching suggestions and guidelines. The frontmatter includes three brief essays on the overview of pharmacology, the principles of I.V. administration, and I.V. therapy and the nursing process. Appendices cover more specialized information, including equianalgesic doses for opioid antagonists, calculating the strength of a solution, parenteral dosages, and flow rates, and determining body mass. There is also a table that presents I.V. antineoplastic drugs.
Features and Benefits
Enables the nurse to fulfill her I.V. drug administration responsibilities with accuracy and confidence, thereby helping reduce drug-related complications
Provides comprehensive but to-the-point information, enabling the nurse to use the book wherever in her patient care she needs it
Uses a consistent format for every entry, providing rapid familiarity with the location of detailed information for each drug
Provides a no-nonsense writing style that uses appropriately technical language succinctly and accurately, thereby saving the nurse's time while ensuring accuracy of the information
Ensures accuracy of all drug data by using pharmaceutical package inserts and respected drug formularies
Builds on the excellence of the first edition by maintaining its highly useful format and adding more than 50 new entries
More than 200 reported interactions and adverse reactions have been updated
Provides more than 400 new and 600 updated nursing considerations, enriching the nursing details with vital information for the patient's care, comfort, and instruction, and for the nurse's safety.
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