Drug information handbook for nursing : including assessment, administration, monitoring guidelines, and patient education /
Beatrice B. Turkoski, Brenda R. Lance, and John E. Janosik.
- Hudson : Lexi-Comp, c2001
- 1570 pages ; 23 cm.
Includes index.
Alphabetical listing of drugs -- Appendix -- Abbreviations and measurements -- Antimicrobial activity against selected organisms -- Assessment of liver function -- Assessment of renal function -- Comparative drug charts -- Dietary information -- Federal OBRA guidelines -- Immunization guidelines -- Toxicology -- Miscellaneous -- Canadian/Mexican brand names index -- Controlled substance index -- Therapeutic category index.
Professional nurses are challenged today, more than ever before, to be intelligently informed and knowledgeable about safe and therapeutic pharmacotheraphy.