Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses.

Intro -- TITLE PAGE -- Copyright Page -- DEDICATION -- CONSULTANTS -- F. A. DAVIS PHARMACOLOGICPUBLICATIONS ADVISORY BOARD -- F.A. DAVIS CANADIAN ADVISORY BOARD -- CONTENTS -- HOW TO USE DAVIS'S DRUG GUIDEFOR NURSES -- EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE ANDPHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS: Implications for Nurses -- PHARMACOGENOMICS -- MEDICATION ERRORS: Improving Practices and Patient Safety -- DETECTING AND MANAGING ADVERSE DRUG REACTIONS -- OVERVIEW OF RISK EVALUATION AND MITIGATION SYSTEMS (REMS) -- SPECIAL DOSING CONSIDERATIONS -- The Pediatric Patient -- The Geriatric Patient -- The Patient of Reproductive Age -- Renal Disease -- Liver Disease -- Heart Failure -- Body Size -- Drug Interactions -- EDUCATING PATIENTS ABOUT SAFE MEDICATION USE -- CLASSIFICATIONS -- ANTI-ALZHEIMER'S AGENTS -- ANTIANEMICS -- ANTIANGINALS -- ANTIANXIETY AGENTS -- ANTIARRHYTHMICS -- ANTIASTHMATICS -- ANTICHOLINERGICS -- ANTICOAGULANTS -- ANTICONVULSANTS -- ANTIDEPRESSANTS -- ANTIDIABETICS -- ANTIDIARRHEALS -- ANTIEMETICS -- ANTIFUNGALS -- ANTIHISTAMINES -- ANTIHYPERTENSIVES -- ANTI-INFECTIVES -- ANTINEOPLASTICS -- ANTIPARKINSON AGENTS -- ANTIPLATELET AGENTS -- ANTIPSYCHOTICS -- ANTIPYRETICS -- ANTIRETROVIRALS -- ANTIRHEUMATICS -- ANTITUBERCULARS -- ANTIULCER AGENTS -- ANTIVIRALS -- BETA BLOCKERS -- BONE RESORPTION INHIBITORS -- BRONCHODILATORS -- CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS -- CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS -- CORTICOSTEROIDS -- DIURETICS -- HORMONES -- IMMUNOSUPPRESSANTS -- LAXATIVES -- LIPID-LOWERING AGENTS -- MINERALS/ELECTROLYTES/pH MODIFIERS -- NATURAL/HERBAL PRODUCTS -- NONOPIOID ANALGESICS -- NONSTEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS -- OPIOID ANALGESICS -- SEDATIVE/HYPNOTICS -- SKELETAL MUSCLE RELAXANTS -- THROMBOLYTICS -- VACCINES/IMMUNIZING AGENTS -- VASCULAR HEADACHE SUPPRESSANTS -- VITAMINS -- WEIGHT CONTROL AGENTS -- DRUG MONOGRAPHS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER BY GENERIC NAME.

Drugs Approved in Canada -- Natural/Herbal Products -- MEDICATION SAFETY TOOLS -- APPENDICES -- Recent Drug Approvals -- Combination Drugs -- Ophthalmic Medications -- Medication Administration Techniques -- Formulas Helpful for Calculating Doses -- Body Surface Area Nomograms -- Normal Values of Common LaboratoryTests -- Commonly Used Abbreviations -- Pregnancy Categories -- Controlled Substances Schedules -- Equianalgesic Dosing Guidelines -- Recommendations for the Safe Handlingof Hazardous Drugs -- Food Sources for Specific Nutrients -- Insulins and Insulin Therapy -- Canadian and U.S. PharmaceuticalPractices -- Routine Pediatric and Adult Immunizations -- Administering Medications to Children -- Pediatric Dosage Calculations -- Pediatric Fluid and Electrolyte Requirements -- Early Management of Anaphylactic Reactions -- The Cytochrome P450 System: What Is Itand Why Should I Care? -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- COMPREHENSIVE INDEX -- Blank Page.

Safety First!Davis’s Drug Guide for Nurses®, Fourteenth Edition delivers all of the information you need to administer medications safely across the lifespan—well-organized monographs for hundreds of generic and thousands of trade-name drugs.

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