PDR Nurse's Drug Handbook (Paperback, Rev ed)

A comprehensive drug information source, and a valuable reference for practicing nurses, 2002 PDR+ Nurse's Drug Handbook? offers the most co mplete and up-to-date drug information. Therapeutic drug classes provi de basic information that applies to each drug listed at the beginning of the class description. Nearly 1000 drug monographs are organized a lphabetically by generic name. Each monograph contains information tha t is specific to the drug, with cross references to the drug class for general information. Available forms of the drug and recommended dosa ges for each form are also included in each monograph. The Nursing Con siderations section in each monograph use the nursing process framewor k to organize nursing actions relating to drug therapy. A color insert provides more than 200 photographs of tablet and capsule forms of the most commonly prescribed drugs. Appendices offer useful and easy to a ccess reference information.