Synopsis
Cooper Hospital/University Medical Center, Camden, New Jersey. Pocket-sized quick-reference guide for nursing students and practitioners on the administration of intravenous medications. Two-column, two-color format. Includes nursing considerations. DNLM: Drugs - administration and dosage - handbooks.
From the Back Cover
Key Benefit: The safe and knowledgeable administration of IV medications is one of the most important responsibilities today's practicing nurses incur. Nurses' IV Drug Manual provides a comprehensive guide to safe and accurate IV medication administration. Easy to use, it is alphabetically tabbed and features a two-column, two-color format that facilities quick retrieval of information. Key Topics: Drugs are listed alphabetically with each entry including: a pronunciation key, drug classification, common trade name, pregnancy category, controlled substance schedule, drug interactions, compatible and incompatible drugs, adverse effects, and detailed nursing considerations (including assessment, interventions with rationales, and patient/ family teaching). Information on drug preparation and reconstitution and facts on stability of prepared and packaged drugs and storage requirements is also included. Market: For student nurses, practicing nurses, and allied health students.
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