Lippincott's Nursing Drug Guide
Amy M Karch RN, MS
Note: Please pay close
attention to publication dates and preferred format when ordering
these drug guides.
2008 Book Edition Softbound: 1,488 pages + bonus CD Size: 4.5" x 7.75"
ISBN 158255661X
9781582556611
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins / Springhouse June 2007, for 2008 (click the button below for the very best available price for 2008 softbound edition)
2009 Book Edition Softbound: 1,488 pages + bonus CD Size: 4.5" x 7.75"
ISBN 0781792886
9780781792882
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins / Springhouse June 2008, for 2009 (click the button below for the very best available price for 2009 softbound edition)
2008 PDA Edition on
CD-ROM Platform: Palm OS, Windows CE, and Pocket PC
For handheld devices
ISBN 0781776058
9780781776059
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins / Skyscape November 2007, for 2008 (click the button below for the very best available price for 2008 PDA edition)
2009 PDA Edition on
CD-ROM Platform: Palm OS, Windows CE, and Pocket PC
For handheld devices
ISBN 0781798981
9780781798983
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins / Skyscape November 2008, for 2009 (click the button below for the very best available price for 2009 PDA edition)
It contains over 800 complete drug
monographs, organized alphabetically, plus a full-color photo-guide
to pills and capsules and 24 rapid-reference appendices appropriate
for practicing nurses.
This edition includes eleven new monographs on recently approved
drugs. To ensure safe drug administration, more clinical alerts and
"Warning" alerts with logos are included. New appendices cover
dialyzable drugs and treatments for biological and chemical weapons
exposure. A bound-in CD-ROM contains 200 drug monographs and
patient-teaching aids. Each monograph covers:
generic name;
US and Canadian trade names;
pregnancy risk category;
controlled substance schedule if
appropriate;
drug class;
therapeutic actions;
indications,
including off-label indications;
contraindications and cautions;
available forms;
dosages;
pharmacokinetics;
I.V. facts;
adverse effects;
interactions;
nursing considerations;
assessment;
interventions; and
patient teaching points.
The book includes a full-color photo
guide to pills and capsules, details on preventing and reporting
medication errors, a quick-reference chart of normal laboratory test
values, and over 20 appendices. Updates and continuing education
tests are available online for purchasers of this book.
Special Note to Nurse Executives: Many hospitals and
clinics buy this book in quantity to ensure each nursing station and
office keeps a copy of this reliable resource.
Up-to-date and easily accessible
information is cited as a primary tool in the prevention of
medication and prevention errors.
You may also be interested in
these drug resources:
AHFS Drug
Information - AHFS DI -
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, for physicians,
pharmacists & practitioners
