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Author Vallerand, April

Title Davis's Canadian Drug Guide for Nurses
Edition 17th ed
Published Philadelphia : F. A. Davis Company, 2020

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Description 1 online resource (1491 p.)
Contents Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Acknowledgments -- CONSULTANTS -- Reviewers -- Canadian Reviewers -- Contents -- HOW TO USE DAVIS'S DRUG GUIDE FOR NURSES -- EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE AND PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS: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 Older Adult Patient -- The Patient of Reproductive Age -- Renal Impairment
Hepatic Impairment -- Heart Failure -- Body Size -- Drug Interactions -- THE CYTOCHROME P450 SYSTEM: What Is It and Why Should I Care? -- 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 -- A -- B -- C -- D -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z -- DRUGS APPROVED IN CANADA -- NATURAL/HERBAL PRODUCTS -- MEDICATION SAFETY TOOLS -- 1367-1368_DDG17E_app_toc.1367_1368 -- APPENDICES -- Appendix A Recent Drug Approvals -- Appendix B Combination Drugs -- Appendix C Ophthalmic Medications -- Appendix D Medication Administration Techniques -- Appendix E Administering Medications to Children
Appendix F Formulas Helpful for Calculating Doses -- Appendix G Pediatric Dosage Calculations -- Appendix H Normal Values of Common Laboratory Tests -- Appendix I Controlled Substance Schedules -- Appendix J Equianalgesic Dosing Guidelines -- Appendix K Food Sources for Specific Nutrients -- Appendix L Insulins and Insulin Therapy -- Appendix M Differences in US and Candian Pharmaceutical Practices -- Appendix N Routine Pediatric and Adult Immunizations -- BIBLIOGRAPHY
Summary SAFETY FIRST!Davis's Drug Guide for NursesĀ®, Seventeenth Edition delivers all the information you need to administer medications safely across the lifespan--well-organized monographs for hundreds of generic and thousands of trade-name drugs
Notes Description based upon print version of record
Form Electronic book
Author Sanoski, Cynthia
ISBN 9781719641142
1719641145