Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses

Updated yearly, this book is touted as the most comprehensive, current, and bestselling drug reference available, with a concise format that offers quick clinical look up, along with the latest FDA information on new medications, warnings, dosage forms, unlabeled uses, and product withdrawals. 100 color images.

How to use Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses

xv

Special Dosing Considerations

xxi

The Pediatric Patient

xxi

The Geriatric Patient

xxi

The Obstetric Patient

xxii

Renal Disease

xxii

Liver Disease

xxiii

Congestive Heart Failure

xxiii

Body Size

xxiii

Delivery to Sites of Action

xxiii

Drug Interactions

xxiv

Dosage Forms

xxiv

Environmental Factors

xxv

Nutritional Factors

xxv

Summary

xxv

Key to Commonly used Abbreviations

xxvi

Medication Misadventures: The Nurse's Role in Detecting, Preventing, and Documenting Adverse Drug Events and Medication Errors

xxxi

CLASSIFICATIONS

1

(1073)

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitors

1

(1)

Antianginal Agents

1

(2)

Antiarrhythmic Agents

3

(2)

Anticholinergic Agents

5

(1)

Anticoagulants

6

(2)

Anticonvulsants

8

(2)

Antidepressants

10

(2)

Antidiabetic Agents

12

(3)

Antidiarrheal Agents

15

(1)

Antidotes

16

(2)

Antiemetic Agents

18

(1)

Antifungal Agents

19

(2)

Antihistamines

21

(2)

Antihypertensive Agents

23

(2)

Anti-infective Agents

25

(2)

Antineoplastic Agents

27

(4)

Antiparkinson Agents

31

(1)

Antipsychotic Agents

32

(3)

Antipyretic Agents

35

(1)

Antiretroviral Agents

36

(2)

Antithyroid Agents

38

(1)

Antitubercular Agents

39

(2)

Antitussive Agents

41

(1)

Anti-ulcer Agents

42

(3)

Antiviral Agents

45

(2)

Bronchodilators

47

(2)

Cholinergic Agents

49

(1)

Diuretics

50

(3)

Laxatives

53

(1)

Lipid-Lowering Agents

54

(2)

Skeletal Muscle Relaxants

56

(1)

Vascular Headache Suppressants

57

(1)

Vitamins

58

(1016)

DRUG MONOGRAPHS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER BY GENERIC NAME

1074

(1)

APPENDICES

1075

(115)

Appendix A. Natural Products

1077

(22)

Appendix B. Commonly Used Combination Drugs

1099

(20)

Appendix C. Equianalgesic Tables

1119

(4)

Appendix D. Schedules of Controlled Substances

1123

(2)

Appendix E. Infusion Rate Tables

1125

(7)

Appendix F. Food and Drug Administration Pregnancy Categories

1132

(1)

Appendix G. Formulas Helpful for Calculating Drugs

1133

(3)

Appendix H. Body Surface Area Nomograms

1136

(2)

Appendix I. Administration Techniques

1138

(3)

Appendix J. Recommendations for Safe Handling of Hazardous Drugs

1141

(4)

Appendix K. Normal Values of Common Laboratory Tests

1145

(2)

Appendix L. Dietary Guidelines for Food Sources

1147

(2)

Appendix M. Recommended Dietary Allowances

1149

(2)

Appendix N. Routine Pediatric and Adult Immunizations

1151

(4)

Appendix O. Prevention of Bacterial Endocarditis

1155

(1)

Appendix P. Ophthalmic Medications

1156

(10)

Appendix Q. Recent Drug Release Update

1166

(2)

Appendix R. Infrequently Used Drugs

1168

(16)

Appendix S. Sample FDA Medication Error and Adverse Reaction Reporting Forms

1184

(4)

Appendix T. NANDA Nursing Diagnoses through the 14th Conference

1188

(2)

Bibliography

1190

(1)

Comprehensive Generic/Trade/Classifications Index

1191

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