Nursing
Fully updated and better than ever! Lexi-Comp has created an ideal resource for Registered Professional Nurses and upper-division nursing students requiring a complete reference for dosing, administration, monitoring, and patient education.
NEW IN THIS EDITION
- Over 84 new drug monographs
- Over 1000 updates/improvements to drug data
- Updated Appendix includes Immunization Guidelines and Vaccines
- Completely revised and improved Cytochrome P450 Enzyme Information
COMPREHENSIVE - Covers over 4,800 medications
All drug monographs contain:
- Up to 53 fields of information per drug monograph
- Detailed information on Nursing Actions: Physical Assessment, Patient Education
- IV Stability (storage, reconstitution, and compatibility)
- Nutritional/Ethanol Interactions
- FDA-approved and unlabeled indications
- Adult and Geriatric Dosing (Indication specific) with adjustments for renal/hepatic impairment
- Pregnancy/breast-feeding precautions
- Adverse reactions by body system and percentage of occurrence (when available)
Valuable appendix covering over 200 pages, including:
- Extensive guide to valuable herbal information
- Administrative Guidelines and Comparative Drug Charts
- Immunization Guidelines
- Maternal/Fetal Guidelines
- OBRA Guidelines
USER FRIENDLY
- Drugs alphabetically listed by BOTH Brand (Trade) and Generic name and completely cross-referenced by page number
- Drug names and important Nursing fields highlighted in RED