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NURSING Drug Guides

McKenna’s Drug Handbook for Nursing and Midwifery 2019 Australia and New Zealand 8th Edition By Professor Lisa McKenna, PhD, MEdSt, RM, RN , Professor and Head, School of Nursing and Midwifery, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia and Sanja Mirkov, BPharm, PGDipPubHlth, RegPharm NZ, RPh , Professional Practice Fellow, School of Pharmacy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

DESCRIPTION Available for the first time as an annually updated work, McK- enna’s Drug Handbook for Nursing and Midwifery gives clear guidance for safe and effective drug administration.

FEATURES ▶ ▶ This essential handbook for students and practitioners includes over 1,100 drug profiles and provides best-practice advice and information on: • each drug’s characteristics and available forms • indications and dosages, actions, adverse reactions, interactions and contraindications • pregnancy risk categories and sports risk indicators • care considerations and patient teaching. ▶ ▶ Also included are: • person-centred and woman-centred philosophies of nursing and midwifery • a glossary of adverse drug effects • adjust-a-dose information for individuals across the lifespan. ▶ ▶ New features of the 2019 Edition: • every drug fully revised and updated annually • an easy-access, comprehensive Quick Reference section • drugs available only in New Zealand identified with an icon • eBook included with each copy ▶ ▶ Keeping up with drug information has never been easier. Download the app and review a selection of drugs for free! In-app purchase for full text upgrade. • Includes the complete content of the text • Updated regularly so you always stay current • Fingertip access to thousands of generic and brand-name drugs • Content easily searchable by therapeutic class, drug name or pharmacological class

Softbound / ISBN: 978-1-925058-00-0 / ($54.50(t) / £N/A / €N/A) World 126 x 203 / February 2019

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