2003 PDR Nurse's Drug Handbook

Welcome to the standard in drug information! The 2003 PDR« NurseÆs Drug HandbookÖ is a comprehensive resource of nearly 1,000 detailed monographs, each specially designed to assist the nurse in providing safe and effective drug therapy. Each drug monograph includes essential facts and elements, namely action/kinetics; uses; interactions; overdose management; contraindications; how it is supplied; dosage; and nursing considerations. New to this Edition:Over 25 of the latest drugs as well as the newest approved drugs awaiting market releaseBioterrorism Appendix with information on five agents, including Anthrax and Small Pox, with symptoms, diagnoses, and treatmentFact Sheet on Adverse Drug Event reporting systems with website resources Drug Therapy for common conditions like Arthritis, Hepatitis, Hypertension, and DiabetesCommonly used chemotherapy protocols for neoplasms, with web references

Former positions have included Dean, School of Pharmacy, West Virginia Univ.; Associate Dean for Professional Programs, School of Pharmacy, Purdue Univ.; and, Adjunct Professor of Pharmacology, Indiana University School of Medicine. George is a current member of the American Society of Health System Pharmacists, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, and American Pharmacists Association. Recently completed a six-year term as a member of the Board of Directors, Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education."

Adrienne L. Woods worked in nursing for more than 35 years with the last 15 as a Nurse Practitioner. Her experience includes psychiatry; acute medical and surgical floors; medical, surgical, and coronary I.C.U.; and E.R. settings. She has also been nurse manager of an I.C.U. and a nursing supervisor. Currently a clinical instructor and adjunct faculty member in the College of Nursing at the University of Delaware, she also works as a private consultant and with a professional union. Ms. Woods serves on a post-deployment team caring for Iraqi war veterans and polytrauma patients. In addition to various certifications, she was Awarded Delaware Nurse Practitioner Advocate by A.A.N.P. in 2009. Ms. Woods is a member of A.N.A., Sigma Theta Tau, A.A.N.P., and D.C.N.P.