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).

A comprehensive, annual guide for nursing students and practicing nurses, the 2013 Lippincott's Nursing Drug Guide provides quick A-to-Z access to current, vital drug information. The book has complete monographs for more than 700 common drugs. In addition, an appendix summarizes key information on more than 200 less commonly used drugs. Complete monographs 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. This is the only drug book to include a "DO NOT CRUSH" logo so nurses can quickly identify medications that should not be crushed - a key patient safety feature. The Web Toolkit provides convenient features including FDA warnings, new drug and herb updates, medication administration and safety videos, dosage calculator, patient teaching handouts, pharmacology animations, English-Spanish audio medical and medication administration terms and phrases, audio generic drug pronunciations, medication administration procedures, NCLEX-style questions, mechanisms of action of selected drug classes, foods that contain tyramine, one free CE test plus additional CE discounts, and various handy charts and information, such as controlled substance schedules, I.V. drug incompatibility, dialyzable drugs, toxic drug-drug interactions, and much more.

The best pocket drug guide yet! Rely on this handy reference for at-the-bedside guidance on the safe administration of medications to adult, pediatric, and geriatric patients, as well as pregnant and lactating women, and those with renal impairments.

A comprehensive, annual guide for nursing students and practicing nurses, the 2013 Lippincott's Nursing Drug Guide provides quick A-to-Z access to current, vital drug information. The book has complete monographs formore than 700common drugs.

Confidently provide best practices in patient care, with the newly updated Lippincott® Nursing Procedures, 9th Edition. More than 400 entries offer detailed, evidence-based guidance on procedures ranging from the most basic patient care to assisting with intricate surgeries. The alphabetical organization allows you to quickly look up any procedure by name, and benefit from the clear, concise, step-by-step direction of nursing experts. Whether you’re a nursing student, are new to nursing, or are a seasoned practitioner, this is your go-to guide to the latest in expert care and positive outcomes.

Get up-to-the-minute drug information instantly, anytime and anywhere, online or on your mobile device."Lippincott s Nursing Drug Advisor" gives you immediate access to complete information on more than 900 generic drugs and more than 3,300 brand-name drugs. This online and mobile browser-based drug reference includes all the monographs in "Nursing2012 Drug Handbook," plus additional monographs not found in the print book.Weekly updates bring you more current information than you ll find in any other drug guide.What s more, "Lippincott s Nursing Drug Advisor "is the only nursing-focused reference that delivers "weekly drug updates, including new" "FDA-approved drug monographs.""Lippincott s Nursing Drug Advisor "will ensure that you re fully informed of the newest approved drugs, approved and off-label uses for drugs, and drug warnings. In addition to weekly updates including new FDA-approved drug monographs the program features: Robust search function by generic and trade names Dosage calculator available from opening screen and every drug monograph screen Stringent annual three-point accuracy review of every drug entry Special safety alert icons and highlights- TALL MAN lettering- Black Box warnings- Overdose signs and symptoms- Clinical alerts- Look-alike sound-alike warningsFind the answer to any drug question at the touch of a fingertipYou can search easily by generic or trade name and find complete monographs derived from the top-selling "Nursing2012" "Drug Handbook "and Lippincott s Nursing Advisor. Each monograph includes therapeutic class, pharmacologic class, pregnancy risk category, available forms, indications, dosage, administration, action, adverse reactions, drug-drug, drug-food, drug-herb, and drug-lifestyle interactions, effects on lab tests, contraindications, cautions, nursing considerations, and patient teaching.The mobile program is compatible with current iOS devices such as the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad, Blackberry OS devices such as the Blackberry Bold, and with Android OS devices such as the Motorola Droid and Samsung Galaxy Tab, sold via multiple retail chains and wireless phone carriers including Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile."

Universally respected, the authoritative 'Lippincott Manual' (sometimes called just the 'Lippincott') continues to be the most comprehensive reference 'tool kit' that practicing nurses and nursing students turn to for essential nursing knowledge and up-to-date information on patient care. LMNP is widely used as a procedure manual for many healthcare institutions (contains 109 Nursing Procedure Guidelines) and is widely regarded as the Gold Standard for nursing practice in the courtroom. Organized into five major parts, LMNP presents a comprehensive reference for all types of core nursing care. Part 1: Nursing Process & Practice; Part 2: Medical-Surgical Nursing; Part 3: Maternity & Neonatal Nursing: Part 4: Pediatric Nursing; Part 5: Psychiatric Nursing. Official Guidelines that shape practice are incorporated and include those from the National Institututes of Health, American Diabetes Association, American Heart Association, American Nurses Association, Joint Commission, AWHONN, and others; Plentiful additional resources as well as Web sites are included.