The drug guide you can rely on to keep your patients safe Best Value on the Market! Nursing Spectrum Drug Handbook provides everything you must know to protect your patients and yourself when administering drugs. Written by RNs for RNs, the Handbook delivers the evidence base you need to safely administer more than 3,000 brand-name drugs and 1,000 generic drugs -- along with important patient monitoring instructions specific to each drug. Here’s why you can’t find a more safety-focused drug guide: FDA boxed warnings appear within each monograph Special icons point out hazardous and high-alert drugs Safety inserts explain how to handle hazardous drugs Full-color 32-page insert covers Safe Drug Administration Critical advice on treating adverse reactions Full-text download for your mobile device Online companion website provides drug updates, patient education information, and more A streamlined design that puts important information at your fingertips

Restructured and presented in 3 parts: Section 1: Positioning Practice describes the context and importance of nursing in mental health and includes a new chapter on self-care Section 2: Knowledge for Practice addresses the specialist practice of mental health nursing. Each chapter examines specific mental health conditions, assessment, nursing management and relevant treatment approaches Section 3: Contexts of practice features scenario-based chapters with a framework to support mental health screening, assessment, referral and support, across a range of clinical settings

An Ultra-Convenient, Safety-Focused Drug Guide Written for RNs by RNs Nursing Spectrum Drug Handbook delivers instant access to concise, need-to-know information on more than 3,000 brand-name and 1,000 generic drugs. Carefully updated and based on feedback from nurses worldwide, the Handbook is an essential tool in ensuring the safest, most effective drug administration possible. Features Organized alphabetically by generic name Covers each drug's mechanism of action, indication, dosage, contraindications, and more Up-to-date overview of ophthalmic drugs, drug classes, vitamins, minerals, herbs and supplements Color-coded “clinical alert” icons throughout Full-color patient safety and drug identification inserts Useful photo gallery of common tablets and capsules NEW treatment algorithms Vital coverage of life-threatening adverse reactions Valuable appendices Ribbon bookmark to keep your place Off-label uses for many drugs PDA download of the ENTIRE text Online companion site (www.nursedrughandbook.com) with drug updates, downloadable patient education information, and more

It’s really 2 books in 1! The first half provides the diagnostic information needed to create a care plan; the second half covers the safe administration of psychotropic medications. And, the concepts can be applied to a variety of healthcare settings…from in-patient hospitalization through the outpatient clinic…to home health and private practice.

Best Value on the Market! A comprehensive, quick-access drug guide focusing on patient safety – written specifically for nurses! McGraw-Hill Nurse’s Drug Handbook provides everything nurses must know to protect themselves and their patients when administering drugs. The Handbook delivers the evidence-base needed to safely administer more than 3,000 brand-name drugs and 1,000 generic drugs – along with important patient monitoring instructions specific to each drug. For the safest, most effective drug administration possible: FDA boxed warnings appear within each monograph Special icons point out hazardous and high-alert drugs Safety inserts explain how to handle hazardous drugs Full-color 32 page insert covers Safe Drug Administration Critical advice on treating adverse reactions A streamlined design puts important information at your fingertips