ISBN:
9780443348761
Copyright:
2026
Publication Date:
04-10-2025
Imprint:
Saunders
List Price:
$0.00
Evolve Resources for Saunders Nursing Drug Handbook 2026, 1st Edition
by Robert Kizior, BS, RPh and Keith Hodgson, RN, BSN, CCRN
Resources
ISBN:
9780443348761
Copyright:
2026
Publication Date:
04-10-2025
Imprint:
Saunders
List Price:
$0.00
Any student who attempts to register for access will be reported to the school's faculty and administration.
Educator Resources on Evolve
- Access to all student resources
- 100 most common medications
- Drug classifications
- Conversion tables
- Herbal monographs
- Less frequently used drugs
- Non-crushable drugs
- Orphan drugs
- Signs and symptoms of electrolyte imbalance
- QT-interval prolongation and medication safety
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- More than 1,000 generic name drugs (encompassing over 4,000 trade name drugs) organized alphabetically with A to Z tabs provides users with quick and easy access
- Lists all newly approved drugs in the front of the book
- Detailed information for each drug distinguishes side effects and adverse reactions and lists the effect or reaction by frequency of occurrence to allow the nurse to easily identify which are most likely to occur
- Promotes safe drug administration by including a special text treatment for "High-Alert" drugs and includes an appendix for drug names that sound alike and look alike to highlights drugs that pose the greatest risk for patient harm
- Therapeutic and toxic blood level information incorporates in the Interactions section and under Nursing Implications and provides users with patient implications for drug administration
- Lifespan and disorder-related dosage variations focuses on pediatric, geriatric, hepatic, and immune- or renal-compromised patients to informs users of special considerations for specific patient populations
- UNIQUE! Incorporates frequently-used herb monographs which are featured in the A to Z portion of the book with additional herb information in the appendix to inform users of common herbs that they may encounter
- Organizes nursing implications in a functional nursing process framework and includes headings for Baseline Assessment, Intervention/Evaluation, and Patient/Family Teaching presents the information in a way that is relevant to nurses
- Extensively expanded IV content features a heading for IV compatibilities, and expanded rates of infusion, reconstitutions, drip rates, test doses, flushing, and incompatibilities
- Covers herbal interactions noted within drug entries provide valuable drug safety information
- Classifications section features an overview of actions and uses for drug families to gives users a snapshot of the important drug information for each drug class
- Top 100 drugs help users identify the most frequently administered drugs
- Fixed combinations included in dosages of each combined drug directly within the individual monographs help readers understand different drug dose options for specific diseases
- Cross references 400 top U.S. brand name drugs directly in the main section of the book makes drug info quick and easy to locate. Cross references include page numbers for easier accessibility
- Free access to the Evolve site which features customizable and printable monographs for 100 of the most commonly drugs in addition to other valuable drug-related information as well as Evolve-only drugs (not found in the book)
- Comprehensive foldout IV Compatibility Chart provides compatibility information for 65 intravenous drugs.
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- New drug monographs for approximately 20-30 newly approved drugs by the FDA provides readers with the most current drug information
- Each monograph read and updated as necessary with new interactions, precautions, alerts, patient teaching instructions, and other need-to-know information included throughout as needed. Current information helps nurses feel confident in the accuracy of the information and helps prevent medication dispensing errors
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DRUGS BY DISORDER
DRUG CLASSIFICATIONS
A–Z DRUG ENTRIES
APPENDICES
A. Correct Use of Oral Inhalers for Asthma and COPD
B. Wound Care
C. Drugs of Abuse
D. Herbals: Common Natural Medicines
E. Lifespan, Cultural Aspects, and Pharmacogenomics of Drug Therapy
F. Normal Laboratory Values
G. Drug Interactions
H. Antidote/Reversal Agents
I. Preventing Medication Errors and Improving Medication Safety
J. Parenteral Fluid Administration
K. Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE)
L. Contraception
M. Hormones
N. Nutrition: Enteral
O. Nutrition: Parenteral
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