Ensure safe and effective drug therapy with this easy-to-use handbook!
Saunders Nursing Drug Handbook 2024 provides you with current,
detailed information on more than 1,000 generic and 4,000 trade name
drugs. This handy, user-friendly guide includes updated uses, dosage
forms, warnings, side effects and adverse reactions, IV drug
administration, nursing considerations, and much more. Organized
alphabetically by generic drug name for quick reference, this book
stands out from the others in guiding the nurse through the steps
essential to quality patient care. New drug monographs cover 12 new
FDA-approved medications!
- More than 1,000 generic name drugs, encompassing over 4,000 trade name
drugs, are organized alphabetically with A-to-Z tabs for quick and
easy access.
- UNIQUE! Herbal information is included in the appendix and on the
Evolve website, covering the interactions and effects of commonly
encountered herbs.
- Detailed information for each drug includes side effects listed by
frequency, and adverse effects and reactions requiring prompt
intervention.
- Drugs by Disorder are listed in the front of the book for easy
reference, showing common disorders and the drugs most often used for
treatment.
- Drug Classifications section features an overview of actions and
uses for drug families.
- Black Box Alerts and High Alert drugs are highlighted to
promote safe administration of drugs that pose the greatest risk for
patient harm, and Do Not Confuse With warnings call out drug names
that sound alike or look alike.
- Top 100 Drugs list helps you easily identify the most frequently
administered drugs.
- Cross-references to the 400 top U.S. brand-name drugs are located
throughout the book for easy access.
- List of newly approved medications in the front of the book makes
it easy to locate the latest drugs.
- Nursing considerations are organized in a functional nursing
process framework and include baseline assessment,
intervention/evaluation, and patient/family teaching.
- Information on lifespan and disorder-related dosage variations
covers special considerations for pediatric, geriatric, hepatic, and
immune- or renal-compromised patients.
- Extensive IV content includes IV compatibilities/IV
incompatibilities and breaks down key information on reconstitution,
rate of administration, and storage, as well as an IV Compatibility
Chart foldout covering 65 intravenous drugs.
- Customizable and printable monographs for 100 of the most commonly
used drugs are located on Evolve.
NEW! Drug monographs for 12 new FDA-approved medications equip you with
the most current drug information.
NEW! Updates include uses, dosage forms, interactions, precautions,
and other need-to-know information to help prevent medication dispensing
errors.
