Mosby's 2009 Nursing Drug Reference (Rn-Drug) 11.0.7 (Mobile)

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Mosby''s 2009 Nursing Drug Referencepowered by Skyscape Publisher: Mosby, Inc., an affiliate of Elsevier Inc. Offers instant access to key information on more than 1,300 generic and 4,500 trade-name drugs, thousands of new drug facts, and recently approved 19 drugs by the FDA.With an A-Z organization, each drug is easy to find. Mosbys Nursing Drug Reference gives you the most complete drug information for each drug, including uses, side effects, and interactions. Key nursing considerations are identified to help you assess, administer, evaluate, and teach your patients. Instructions for giving drugs by various routes (e.g., PO, IM, IV) are also included. Key FeaturesIncludes monographs of 19 new drugs recently approved by the FDA.More common off-label dosages and entries than any other drug resource.Provides complete IV administration and compatibility information.Contains 50 drug categories, including 11 new entries.Features over 400 potential interactions between drugs and herbal products.Offers an appendix listing drugs so recently approved that only limited information is available.Presents comprehensive coverage of more than 1,300 generic and 4,500 trade-name drugs.Includes an appendix with the names and uses of approximately 50 of the most commonly used herbal products.Combination products appendix covers the forms and uses of more than 500 products.Organizes monographs alphabetically by generic drug name to allow for fast retrieval of needed information.Includes comprehensive drug monographs containing generic names, Rx or OTC designations, pronunciation, U.S. and Canadian trade names, functional and chemical classification, controlled-substance schedule, do-not-confuse drugs, action, uses, unlabeled uses, dosages and routes, available forms, side effects, contraindications, precautions, pharmacokinetics, interactions (including drug/herb, drug/food and drug lab test), nursing considerations, and treatment of overdose.Provides concise, practice-oriented nursing considerations: assess, administer, perform/provide, evaluate, and teach patient/family.Highlights IV drug information in one easy-to-find place, under the Administer heading, including special considerations and Y-site, syringe, and additive compatibilities.Identifies high alert drugs that pose the greatest risk for patient harm if administered incorrectly.Includes lifespan and disorder-related dosages for newborns, children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric, hepatic, and renal patients.Provides special Do Not Confuse headings so you can avoid administering the wrong drug.Features key Canadian drug content including a listing of high-alert Canadian medications, a Canadian controlled substance chart, an immunization schedule, and a maple leaf to designate Canadian brand names.Includes a separate section of drug category information with nursing considerations and a list of common generic drugs for each category.Additionally, you''ll get valuable added features, available only from Skyscape:Built-in Medical Calculators: Provide instant access from within clinical topics to theBasal Energy Expenditure (BEE)Body Mass Index (BMI) Body Surface Area CalculatorCatch-Up Energy Needs Creatinine Clearance - Estimated and MeasuredFluid Deficit Heart Rate (R-R) Ideal Body WeightIV Dosage CalculatorsIV Dose Rate Calculator LDL Metric Units Conversion PO Dosage CalculatorPredicted Peak Flow (PPF)QTc: Corrected QT Water Deficit in Females and MalesFull Images: Vivid images that aid in diagnostic workup.Table Viewer: All the richness of extensive tables, easily viewable on the compact screen of your mobile device.

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