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Focus on Nursing Pharmacology

By: Amy M. Karch

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Master the Principles of Effective Drug Therapy Current, concise, and optimized for today’s nursing practice, Focus on Nursing Pharmacology makes challenging concepts more approachable to establish a foundation for effective drug therapy throughout your nursing career. This updated 8th edition builds on your knowledge of physiology, chemistry and nursing fundamentals to help you conceptualize need-to-know information about each group of drugs, while engaging learning features cultivate your clinical application, critical thinking and patient education capabilities. NEW! Concept Mastery Alerts alert you to commonly misunderstood concepts. NEW! Unfolding case-based vignettes written by the National League for Nursing bring concepts to life through realistic clinical scenarios. Concise, streamlined approach emphasizes need-to-know information for efficient learning. Nursing Processes clarify the process for planning patient-centered care. Critical Thinking Scenarios guide you through the collection and application of data for commonly encountered clinical interactions. Nursing Considerations sections detail the rationale behind each nursing intervention to enhance your clinical decision-making capabilities. Drug Lists at the beginning of each chapter enable fast identification of prototype drugs for each class. Drugs in Focus tables provide at-a-glance reference for generic and trade names, usual dosage and indications for each drug within a class. Focus on Safe Medication Administration boxes help you ensure patient safety and increase the therapeutic effectiveness of drugs. Focus on the Evidence boxes identify the best nursing practices associated with specific drugs based on available evidence. Focus on Herbal and Alternative Therapies alert you to known interactions with specific herbs or alternative therapies that could affect drug actions. Focus on Calculations refine your calculation and measurement skills. Focus on Drug Therapy Across the Lifespan boxes provide quick access to drug class considerations for use with children, adults and the elderly. Focus on Gender Considerations and Focus on Cultural Considerations help you ensure effective, culturally sensitive drug therapy across diverse populations. Check Your Understanding sections equip you for your exams with NCLEX®-style review questions, including alternate-format questions. Watch and Learn videos available on thePoint® help you avoid medication errors in practice.

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1975100972

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2014 Lippincott's Nursing Drug Guide

By: Amy M. Karch

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2014 Lippincott's Nursing Drug Guide

By: Amy M. Karch

A comprehensive annual guide for nursing students and practicing nurses, the 2014 Lippincott's Nursing Drug Guide provides quick A-to-Z access to current, vital drug information. This edition includes information on over 1500 drugs and drug combinations. Complete monographs for over 700 common drugs contain 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 a nursing considerations section based on nursing process steps including assessment, interventions, and teaching points. The book also includes a 32-page full-color photo guide to pills and capsules for easy reference and multiple additional appendices that summarize key clinical information. The electronic ancillary contains 200 drug monographs and patient-teaching aids.

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2019 Lippincott Pocket Drug Guide for Nurses

By: Amy M. Karch

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2019 Lippincott Pocket Drug Guide for Nurses

By: Amy M. Karch

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from 3rd Party sellers are not guaranteed by the Publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. The 2019 Lippincott's Pocket Drug Guide for Nurses provides current, vital drug information “in a nutshell for the nurse on-the-go.” Written by Amy Karch, this handy pocket guide by the same author gives essential information on over 2,000 medications, including 25 generic drugs newly approved by the FDA, in an easy-access A-to-Z format. The “mini” drug monographs include generic and trade names, drug class, pregnancy risk category and controlled substance schedule, “black box” warnings, indications & dosages, dose adjustments, adverse effects, drug interactions, nursing considerations, and patient teaching. Detailed appendices cover topical and ophthalmic medications, laxatives, combination products, contraceptives, and biological agents (vaccines). The pocket-sized 2019 Lippincott's Pocket Drug Guide for Nurses will quickly become your go-to-guide for important drug facts and vital patient safety tips & alerts.

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2016 Lippincott Pocket Drug Guide for Nurses

By: Amy M. Karch

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2016 Lippincott Pocket Drug Guide for Nurses

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The 2016 Lippincott Pocket Drug Guide for Nurses provides current, vital drug information “in a nutshell.” Based on the popular Lippincott Nursing Drug Guide by Amy Karch, this handy pocket guide by the same author gives essential information on over 1,500 medications in an easy-access A-to-Z format. The “mini” drug monographs include generic and trade names, drug class, pregnancy risk category and controlled substance schedule, “black box” warnings, indications & dosages, dose adjustments, adverse effects, drug interactions, nursing considerations, and patient teaching. A special section reviews Patient Safety and Medication Administration. Appendices cover topical and ophthalmic medications, laxatives, combination products, contraceptives, biological agents (vaccines), and more. Also includes free online access to Monthly Drug Updates and a Toolkit loaded with hundreds of additional drug-related resources on thePoint. The pocket-sized 2016 Lippincott Pocket Drug Guide for Nurses will quickly become your go-to guide for important drug facts and vital patient safety tips and alerts. New to this edition: Full monographs on 29 newly approved drugs More than 1,300 additions, changes, and updates to indications, dosages, and administration

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2017 Lippincott Pocket Drug Guide for Nurses

By: Amy M. Karch

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2017 Lippincott Pocket Drug Guide for Nurses

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The essential pocket drug guide: Over 2,000 generic and brand-name drugs in an easy A-to-Z format New to this edition Complete monographs on 42 new FDA-approved drugs Fully updated...includes more than 1,500 changes to drug indications, dosages, and administration information. Key features Alphabetized by generic name for fingertip access to the information you need Includes brand names, drug class, pregnancy risk, and controlled substance schedule for each drug Prominent alerts for dangerous drugs and black box warnings Special section addressing Patient Safety and Medication Administration Appendices on alternative therapies, topical and ophthalmic drugs, laxatives, contraceptives, biologicals, and combination products Anatomy of a drug monograph on inside front cover Detailed index of all generic and trade names and drug classes included Vital information you need, right in your pocket!

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2020 Lippincott Pocket Drug Guide for Nurses

By: Amy M. Karch

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2020 Lippincott Pocket Drug Guide for Nurses

By: Amy M. Karch

The 2020 Lippincott Pocket Drug Guide for Nurses provides current, vital drug information “in a nutshell.” Based on the popular Lippincott’s Nursing Drug Guide by Amy Karch, this handy pocket guide by the same author gives essential information on over 4,100 medications, including 48 generic drugs newly approved by the FDA, in an easy-access A-to-Z format. The “mini” drug monographs include generic and trade names, drug classes, pregnancy risk category and controlled substance schedule, “black box” warnings, indications & dosages, dose adjustments, adverse effects, drug interactions, nursing considerations, and patient teaching. A special section following the A-to-Z drugs provides essential Patient Safety information. Appendices cover topical and ophthalmic medications, laxatives, combination products, contraceptives, biological agents (vaccines), and more.

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2015 Lippincott Pocket Drug Guide for Nurses

By: Amy M. Karch

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2015 Lippincott Pocket Drug Guide for Nurses

By: Amy M. Karch

The 2015 Lippincott Pocket Drug Guide for Nurses provides current, vital drug information “in a nutshell.” Based on the popular Lippincott Nursing Drug Guide by Amy Karch, this handy pocket guide by the same author gives essential information on over 1,500 medications in an easy-access A-to-Z format. The “mini” drug monographs include generic and trade names, drug class, pregnancy risk category and controlled substance schedule, “black box” warnings, indications & dosages, dose adjustments, adverse effects, drug interactions, nursing considerations, and patient teaching. A special section reviews Patient Safety and Medication Administration. Appendices cover topical and ophthalmic medications, laxatives, combination products, contraceptives, biological agents (vaccines), and more. Also includes free online access to Monthly Drug Updates and a Toolkit loaded with hundreds of additional drug-related resources on thePoint. The pocket-sized 2015 Lippincott Pocket Drug Guide for Nurses will quickly become your go-to guide for important drug facts and vital patient safety tips and alerts. New to this edition: Full monographs on 28 newly approved drugs More than 1,300 additions, changes, and updates to indications, dosages, and administration

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2018 Lippincott Pocket Drug Guide for Nurses

By: Amy M. Karch

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2018 Lippincott Pocket Drug Guide for Nurses

By: Amy M. Karch

The essential pocket drug guide: Over 2,000 generic and brand-name drugs in an easy A-to-Z format New to this edition Complete monographs on 30 new FDA-approved drugs Fully updated...includes more than 1,500 changes to drug indications, dosages, and administration information. Key features Alphabetized by generic name for fingertip access to the information you need Includes brand names, drug class, pregnancy risk, and controlled substance schedule for each drug Prominent alerts for dangerous drugs and black box warnings Special section addressing Patient Safety and Medication Administration Appendices on alternative therapies, topical and ophthalmic drugs, laxatives, contraceptives, biologicals, and combination products Anatomy of a drug monograph on inside front cover Detailed index of all generic and trade names and drug classes included Vital information you need, right in your pocket!

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Study Guide to Accompany Focus on Nursing Pharmacology

By: Amy M. Karch

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Study Guide to Accompany Focus on Nursing Pharmacology

By: Amy M. Karch

This self-paced assessment, review and exam preparation guide follows the organization of Focus on Nursing Pharmacology, Second Edition and features over 130 pages of review questions.

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0781736587

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Lippincott's Need-to-know Psychotropic Drug Facts

By: Katharine P. Bailey,Amy Morrison Karch

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Lippincott's Need-to-know Psychotropic Drug Facts

By: Katharine P. Bailey,Amy Morrison Karch

This practical guide delivers quick access to the information you need to deliver safe, effective pharmacologic care to your psychiatric clients. Key features include guides to safe, effective practice based on ANA Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Psychopharmacology Project Guidelines; assessment, initiation, maintenance, and discontinuation of treatment issues address the pharmacologic management of depressive, bipolar, anxiety, and psychotic disorders; over 60 drug monographs, listed alphabetically by generic name, cover agents frequently administered by psychiatric nurses, including information on dosing, side effects, contraindications; concise, need-to-know format offers quick access to essential facts; and convenient pocket size makes this the ideal go-anywhere reference.

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1998 Lippincott's Nursing Drug Guide

By: Amy M. Karch

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1998 Lippincott's Nursing Drug Guide

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Annually updated combination pocket drug reference/handbook for all student and practicing nurses in classroom and clinical settings. A free disk contains data on 150 commonly prescribed drugs.

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Focus on Nursing Pharmacology

By: Amy Morrison Karch

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Focus on Nursing Pharmacology

By: Amy Morrison Karch

Amy Karch has found that students learn best when concepts are built upon each other, growing from simple to complex, building on a foundation of understanding. Organized by body systems, this heavily illustrated book organizes essential nursing pharmacology information into focused, easy-to-learn steps. Building key concepts upon each other, the text gives students a solid foundation of understanding. Easy to understand drug prototype boxes are integrated throughout the book as well as integrated content summaries. It includes the popular and proven "Focus on" theme for drug use across the lifespan, cultural and gender considerations, evidence-based practice, patient teaching, herbal and alternative therapies and dosage calculation, with "Focus on Safe Medication Administration" and a "Drugs in Focus" table for each classification of drugs. Drug discussions include therapeutic actions and indications, pharmacokinetics, contraindications and cautions and adverse effects. Detailed rationales are presented throughout. Each chapter opens with Learning Objectives and a Glossary of Key Terms, and ends with NCLEX-style questions, and contains a case study-based critical thinking exercise with a discussion and case-based nursing care guide. Included in this package is Lippincott's Photo Atlas of Medication Administration (ISBN 9781451112481) which uses the nursing process format to provide step-by-step nursing skills.

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Lippincott Nursing Drug Guide

By: Amy Morrison Karch,Amy Karch

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Lippincott Nursing Drug Guide

By: Amy Morrison Karch,Amy Karch

This 20th edition ... clinically useful reference for the nurse who needs easily accessible information to facilitate the provision of drug therapy within the framework of the nursing process."--Preface.

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Lippincott's Critical Care Drug Guide

By: Marla J. De Jong,Amy Morrison Karch

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Lippincott's Critical Care Drug Guide

By: Marla J. De Jong,Amy Morrison Karch

Large type and uncluttered design provide quick access to pertinent information immediately. Organized into three parts, this guide provides quick access to essential and easy-to-use information required by CCRNs, CENs and CCNPs. Part 1 is a basic overview of information relating to common conditions such as cardiovascular and respiratory disorders, and provides guidelines for pharmacologic management. Part 2 lists drug monographs in alpha-organized format and focuses on critical care "Need to Know" facts. Part 3 provides you with a unique compendium of information and critical care resources presented in appendices format.

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Lippincott's Guide to Preventing Medication Errors

By: Amy Morrison Karch

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Lippincott's Guide to Preventing Medication Errors

By: Amy Morrison Karch

Learn to avoid or to address medication errors by focusing on the five "rights" of nursing drug administration: the right patient, the right drug, the right dose, the right route, and the right time. Introductory chapter explains what drugs are and how they work, and the role of nurses in drug administration. Actual medication errors are interspersed throughout the text, presented as case examples, and supported by a comprehensive index, including court cases, drug names, and types of errors. Also offers several appendices, including dangerous drug interactions, antidotes for poisoning and overdose, common pharmacologic abbreviations, and a quick-reference conversion chart.

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2014 Lippincott's Pocket Drug Guide for Nurses

By: Amy Morrison Karch

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2014 Lippincott's Pocket Drug Guide for Nurses

By: Amy Morrison Karch

The 2014 Lippincott's Pocket Drug Guide for Nurses provides current, vital drug information "in a nutshell." Based on the popular Lippincott's Nursing Drug Guide by Amy Karch, this handy pocket guide by the same author gives essential information on over 1,500 medications in an easy-access A-to-Z format. The "mini" drug monographs include generic and trade names, drug class, pregnancy risk category and controlled substance schedule, "black box" warnings, indications & dosages, dose adjustments, adverse effects, drug interactions, nursing considerations, and patient teaching. A new section provides Patient Safety information. Appendices cover topical and ophthalmic medications, laxatives, combination products, contraceptives, and biological agents (vaccines). The pocket-sized 2014 Lippincott's Pocket Drug Guide for Nurses will quickly become your go-to guide for important drug facts and vital patient safety tips & alerts. New to this edition: � More than 1,200 additions, changes, and updates on indications, dosages, and administration � Section on Patient Safety and Medication Administration

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