Lippincott Nursing Drug Guide

Amy Karch

Feb 2015 · Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

About this ebook

A comprehensive, up-to-date drug guide for nursing students and practicing nurses, Lippincott Nursing Drug Guide provides quick A-to-Z access to current, vital drug information. The book provides complete monographs for 725 common drugs, including generic and trade names, pronunciations, pregnancy risk category, controlled substance schedule (if appropriate), drug classes, therapeutic actions, indications, contraindications and cautions, available forms, dosages, pharmacokinetics, IV facts (if appropriate), adverse effects, interactions, and nursing considerations organized by nursing process steps (assessment, interventions, and teaching points). More than 20 appendices cover a wealth of additional information, from key facts on more than 200 less commonly used drugs to alternative and complementary therapies, pediatric dosages, federal drug classifications, normal lab values, topical and ophthalmic drugs, combination products, CYP450 metabolized drugs, and more. The book also includes a 32-page full-color photoguide to pills and capsules and a detailed index for quick retrieval of needed information. The electronic ancillary contains the latest FDA updates on new drugs, indications, and warnings; videos on safe drug administration; updated NCLEX-style questions; and more.

Ratings and reviews

Not at all user friendly. You cannot access a glossary or drug list to go directly to a particular medication. Search results are extremely confusing as it brings up every instance of that word in the book and does not differentiate which instance is the actual drug listing. Which brings us to the next issue of a very limited drug list which excludes multiple medications that are frequently used in a hospital setting. Don't waste your time or money.