With over 1,500 of the latest and most common FDA-regulated drugs, the 2012 PDR
® Nurse's Drug Handbook continues to be an essential resource for the most important drug information. Each entry provides a wealth of facts concerning a drug's indication, dosage, interactions, and contraindications. Clear guidelines are also provided for administration of drugs, communication with patients, and nursing considerations. The current and concise information in the 2012 PDR
® Nurse's Drug Handbook aims to prevent medication errors and foster clinical accountability like no other drug resource, making it a trusted guide for nursing students, practicing nurses, and other healthcare professionals.
• Detailed nursing considerations for each drug, including important patient counseling information
• Boxed Warnings that alert users to drugs with serious and potentially life-threatening side effects
• Rx and OTC drug comparison charts
NEW comprehensive chart format for Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C treatments
• Immunization charts
• Common abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols used by healthcare professionals
• Professional associations for nurses
• Sugar-free product list
• Full-color Visual Identification Guide for over 200 drug products
• NEW tables on lung cancer treatment, primary immunodeficiency treatment, and more