ISBN:
9780443269660
Copyright:
2025
Publication Date:
06-21-2024
Page Count:
1232
Imprint:
Mosby
List Price:
$41.99
Mosby's Drug Guide for Nursing Students - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 16th Edition
by Linda Skidmore-Roth, RN, MSN, NP
Elsevier eBook on VitalSource
ISBN:
9780443269660
Copyright:
2025
Publication Date:
06-21-2024
Page Count:
1232
Imprint:
Mosby
List Price:
$41.99
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With this handbook, your students will administer drugs safely, accurately, and professionally! Mosby's Drug Guide for Nursing Students, 16 Edition, provides concise profiles of more than 4,000 generic and trade name drugs, including the drugs most recently approved by the FDA. Each drug monograph includes clear guidelines to dosing, administration, and the nursing process, so students will be ready for clinicals. What sets this handbook apart is its detailed coverage of rationales and explanations, IV drugs, and the similarities and differences in common classes of drugs. From well-known pharmacology expert Linda Skidmore-Roth, this drug guide has been trusted by nursing students for more than 25 years!
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- More than 4,000 generic and trade-name drugs are profiled, covering almost every drug students will administer in practice or in clinicals.
- Alphabetical organization by generic name provides quick and easy access to specific drugs, and a full-color design highlights important information.
- Nursing Process steps are used as the framework for organizing all nursing care information.
- Black Box Warnings provide alerts to FDA warnings of dangerous or life-threatening drug reactions.
- High Alert headings indicate drugs that pose the great risk if administered improperly.
- Additional drug monographs on the Evolve companion website provide information on the most recently approved drugs.
- Individual drug monographs include generic name, pronunciation, functional and chemical classification, do-not-confuse drug names, action, therapeutic outcome, uses, unlabeled uses, pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics, contraindications, precautions, dosages and routes, adverse effects, interactions (including drug/herb, drug/food, and lab test), nursing considerations, black box warnings, patient/family education, and treatment of overdose.
- Drug Categories sections promote the safe administration of common classes of drugs, explaining the similarities and differences among drugs in the same functional class, including their common side effects and interactions.
- Common and life-threatening side effects are organized by body system, showing signs to watch for during assessments.
- Coverage of IV drug administration highlights dosage and IV administration instructions, including safety considerations and Y-site, syringe, and additive compatibilities.
- Complete pharmacokinetic information includes the mechanism and absorption of the drug, as well as its action, duration, and excretion.
- Photo atlas of drug administration includes full-color illustrations showing physical landmarks and administration techniques used for IV and other drugs.
- Cross-references indicate drug information that may be found in the appendixes.
- Flexible, water-resistant cover provides durability in the clinical setting.
- NEW! Information on new drugs for 2024 is included in the appendix.
- NEW! Updated Drug Categories sections include the new 2024 drugs.
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• Provides 20-30 monographs on newly released, FDA-approved drugs and up-to-date content on the latest drug therapies.
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INDIVIDUAL DRUG MONOGRAPHS
DRUG CATEGORIES
APPENDICES
A. Selected New Drugs,
B. Ophthalmic, Nasal, Topical, and Otic Products
C. Vaccines and Toxoids
D. Abbreviations
E. Immunization Schedules
F. Standard Precautions
INDEX
EVOLVE WEBSITE CONTENTS
Content Changes
Drug Monographs—Additional Monographs
Drug Monographs—Recently Approved
Drug Categories
Additional Appendices
Appendix G: Illustrated Mechanisms and Sites of Action
Appendix H: Photo Atlas of Drug Administration
Appendix I: Common Herbs
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Any student who attempts to request a review copy will be reported to the school's faculty and administration.