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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins News
2014 Lippincott’s Nursing Drug Guide
By
Amy M. Karch, RN, MS
, Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing,
University of Rochester School of Nursing, Rochester, NY
Softbound / ISBN: 978-1-4511-8655-0 / ($44.99 / £29.50 / €34.00) Worldwide
Approx. 1512 pp. / Approx. 163 Illus. / 163 in Full Color / Approx. 12 Tables / 5 x 8 / June 2013
Description
A comprehensive, annual guide for nursing students and prac-
ticing nurses, the
2014 Lippincott’s Nursing Drug Guide
pro-
vides quick A-to-Z access to current, vital drug information.
This edition includes information on over 1500 drugs and drug
combinations, with complete monographs for more than 700
common drugs. A 32-page full-color photo guide to pills and capsules provides visual reference,
and multiple additional appendices 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.
FEATURES
NEW! Expanded Appendix on Drugs Commonly Ordered to Treat Specific Disorders
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NEW! Improved “Black Box” warnings to help prevent medication errors
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Section on safe medication administration
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NursingDrugGuide.com includes monographs and patient teaching handouts for 200 commonly
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used drugs, continuing education tests, the latest FDA drug warnings and more.
Safety Net Logo highlights key information that will ensure nurses administer drugs safely.
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