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Pearson Intravenous Drug Guide, 2nd Edition
Billie A. Wilson, Margaret T. Shannon, Kelly M. Shields

Please note: When ordering your books, please pay attention to publication dates. If we have a copy listed that has not yet published, you will be able to pre-order it so that you can plan ahead. However, you may also wish to order the current issue so that you have what you need in your hands right away. Supervisors and managers often order multiple copies of these books to increase patient safety and quality in their departments.

2011 - 2012 Spiral-bound Edition
4.6" x 7.5", 760 pages   
ISBN 0135138973
978-0135138977
Prentice Hall
August 2010 for 2011-2012
(click below for the very best available price for this spiral-bound book)

This new Intravenous drug guide provides safe, effective, current, and accurate I.V. drug information in a quickly accessible format. It breaks down IV drug information with clear instructions for preparing and administering IV's. Also contains nursing implications!

 

About the Book: Pearson Intravenous Drug Guide highlights the critical information you need to know in a convenient, easy-to-access format. Comprehensive and complete, it details all intravenous medications with preparation and administration so complete - no other IV resource is necessary. All drugs are listed alphabetically by generic names for quick referral, with an index that includes both generic and trade names.

  • Over 350 intravenous drugs listed alphabetically by generic name

  • Complete, concise information for IV drug preparation and administration

  • Critical dosage, preparation, and administration adjustments by relevant clinical indication, weight, and age, including clear and easy-to-read dosing tables where applicable

  • Comprehensive incompatibilities for solution, additive and Y-site preparations

  • Clear and easy-to-read dosing tables for chemotherapeutic drugs according to National Cancer Institute toxicity scales

  • National Institute of Health recommendations for handling cytotoxic drugs

  • FDA pregnancy categories

  • Clinically relevant adverse effects, contraindications, and cautions

  • Important assessment guidelines and monitoring parameters

  • Comprehensive patient and family teaching guidelines

  • Clear, precise nursing implications for assessment and monitoring patients

  • Unique glossary of key terms, clinical conditions, and associated signs and symptoms

Billie Ann Wilson is Professor Emerita in the School of Nursing at Loyola University in New Orleans, Louisiana. Prior to entering nursing, she taught natural and physical sciences at the secondary and collegiate levels. She holds a BS in Biology from Boston College, an MS in Biology from Purdue University, a BS in Nursing from Northwestern State University of Louisiana, an MSN from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, and a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of New Orleans.

 

Margaret T. Shannon is Professor Emerita of Nursing at Our Lady of Holy Cross College, New Orleans, Louisiana. She holds a BS and an MS in Chemistry, both from Saint Louis University; an MA in Teaching Biology from Saint Mary’s College, a BS in Nursing from Northwestern State University of Louisiana, an MSN from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, and a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of New Orleans. Prior to entering nursing, she taught physical science, natural science, and mathematics at the secondary and collegiate levels.

 

Kelly M. Shields is currently Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice at Ohio Northern University’s Raabe College of Pharmacy. She holds a Doctor of Pharmacy from Butler University and completed a fellowship in natural Product Information and Research at University of Missouri-Kansas City. She has practiced Pharmacy in retail, community, and academic settings and has worked as a freelance medical writer.

 

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