Mosby's 2005 Nursing Drug Reference

by Linda Skidmore-Roth RN MSN NP

Thoroughly revised and updated every year, this portable, up-to-date handbook contains all the essential information needed to safely administer thousands of generic and trade name drugs. It features more than 2,000 new drug facts including new and revised nursing considerations, patient and family teaching guidelines, and side effects, adverse reactions, precautions, interactions, contraindications, IV therapy facts, and hundreds of additional herbal and alternative interactions. Many special features promote safe medication administration and prevention of drug errors, including identification of high alert drugs, do-not-crush and nursing alert icons, do-not-confuse cautions, new FDA recommended “Tall man” spellings, and overdose treatment. Includes a DrugPro mini CD-ROM with patient teaching guides, a drug-interaction tool, and detailed monographs of about 30 popular herbal products.

Genres: Nursing, Reference, Medical, Health

1280 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1988

Reviews

[Ann]

Mosby's Nursing Drug Reference 2009, ISBN: 9780323047029, PB, LBS, 7/2013
have to check and see if there is a CD-ROM

[Melissa Beggs · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you don't HAVE to read this book, DON'T

[Kimberly · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have owned several versions of this guide. It is compact and informative.

[Claire Berslow · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well organized and gives a lot of info on each drug