ISBN:
9780702077654
Copyright:
2020
Publication Date:
04-12-2019
Page Count:
96
Imprint:
Elsevier
List Price:
$11.99
Nursing Essentials: Drugs Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 1st Edition
by Catrin Page, BSc, MB ChB
Elsevier eBook on VitalSource
ISBN:
9780702077654
Copyright:
2020
Publication Date:
04-12-2019
Page Count:
96
Imprint:
Elsevier
List Price:
$11.99
Was
$11.99
Now $11.39
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Are you a nurse dealing with drug administration? Do you prescribe drugs?
Whether you are a newly qualified nurse or a student on placement, this book makes understanding drugs simple.
Reduced to the essentials, clearly arranged with tables and schematics, each page concisely provides the required knowledge.
Key Features:
- Pocket sized and portable – perfect for taking with you on placements, on to the ward, or in your bag for a quick refresher whilst at work
- Spiral bound for ease of use and clearly laid out tables
- Indications, contra-indications and side effects of the frequently used drugs within the UK
- Organised by body system, and then by symptom for easy navigation
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Pocket sized and portable – perfect for taking with you on placements, on to the ward, or in your bag for a quick refresher whilst at work
Spiral bound for ease of use and clearly laid out tables
Indications, contra-indications and side effects of the frequently used drugs within the UK
Organised by body system, and then by symptom for easy navigation
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1 Cardiovascular systemAntiarrhythmic drugsCardiac glycosidesCalcium channel blockersβ-blockersAntihypertensives2 Blood/coagulation systemAnticoagulantsAntiplatelet drugsLipid-lowering agents3 Hormonal systemOral antidiabeticsInsulinsThyroid hormonesIodized salts4 Respiratory systemAntitussive agentsExpectorants5 Renal/urinary systemDiuretics6 Gastrointestinal systemAntiemetic agentsAntiulcerantsAntidiarrhoeal agentsLaxativesAntispasmodic (spasmolytic) agents7 Immune systemAntibioticsAntiviral agentsAntimycotic (antifungal) agentsAntiallergic agents8 Central nervous systemAnalgesicsHypnotic agentsAntidepressantsParkinson’s diseaseAnxiolytic agentsNeuroleptic agents
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