Reference, Patient Education, Pharmacology, Nurse & Patient, General 

As the role of the Advanced Practice Nurse grows, so does the need to be informed and knowledgeable about safe pharmacotherapy. "The Drug Information Handbook for Advanced Practice Nursing" provides reliable, comprehensive drug information in a format designed to help you efficiently prescribe for, monitor, and educate patients. The increasing complexity of clinical care and the development of new therapies contribute to the challenges of prescriptive practice. "The Drug Information Handbook for Advanced Practice Nursing" compiles the best information about current drug therapy, so prescribing concerns can be addressed quickly and precisely. Over 4800 medications are included in this reference, listed alphabetically by generic and brand name. Each drug monograph contains up to 60 fields of information, including dosing, therapeutic purpose, and possible adverse effects. Safe prescribing guidelines include data on prescribing for children, adults and the elderly. A must-have reference for guiding care in the fast-changing fields of pharmacotherapeutics. Updates to this edition include 40 new drug monographs, additional monograph fields, drug interactions - avoid concomitant use, product availability, new appendix guidelines, hemodynamic support, intravenous, target INR ranges for adult patients with prosthetic heart valves, treatment of elevated INR due to warfarin, appendix updates, compatibility of drugs, diagnostic and surgical aids, immunization recommendations, and immunizations. - from Amzon