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Author Schull, Patricia Dwyer

Title McGraw-Hill Nurses Drug Handbook (6th Edition)
Edition 6th ed
Published New York, USA : McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (1507 pages)
Contents Common abbreviations; Foreword; Advisors; Contributors and reviewers; Preface and user's guide; Part 1 Drug monographs A to Z Safe drug administration; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; Z; Drug compatibilities; Conversions and calculations; Medication Reconciliation; Drug names that look or sound alike; Tall Man Letters; Tablets and capsules not to crush; Identifying injection sites; Monitoring blood levels; Effects of dialysis on drug therapy; Anaphylaxis: Treatment guidelines; Adult cardiac arrest: Treatment guidelines
Pediatric cardiac arrest: Treatment guidelinesAcute coronary syndrome: Treatment guidelines; Preventing and treating extravasation; Guidelines for handling, preparing, and administering hazardous drugs; Managing poisoning and overdoses; Photogallery of common tablets and capsules; Part 2 Drug classes; Vitamins and minerals; Herbs and supplements; Part 3 Appendices; Appendix A. Common anesthetic drugs; Appendix B. Common combination drug products; Appendix C. Adult immunization schedule by age group; Appendix D. Childhood immunization schedule by age group
Appendix E. Adolescent immunization schedule by age groupAppendix F. Normal laboratory values for blood tests; Appendix G. Drug infusion rates; Appendix H. Identifying life-threatening adverse reactions; Appendix I. Potentially inappropriate drugs for elderly patients; Appendix J. Hazardous drugs; Appendix K. Drugs that prolong the QT interval; Appendix L. Most commonly used drugs in nursing specialties; Appendix M. Top 200 most commonly prescribed drugs; Selected references; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z
Notes Print version record
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780071759601
0071759603