Blanchard & Loeb 2002 Drug Handbook [Paperback]

Stanley Loeb (Author), Ross Blanchard (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 2001 | ISBN-10: 1930138253 | ISBN-13: 978-1930138254 | Edition: 1

This supremely practical annual is the only drug reference a nurse or nursing student will ever need. Concisely written in a no-nonsense st yle that speaks the nurse's language, with no wordiness, jargon, or th eoretical blather, this drug annual tells the nurse what she needs to know before, during, and after drug administration, which means thorou gh preparation and confident performance. What's more, it provides imp ortant information that the nurse should teach a patient, enabling her to fulfill a primary nursing responsibility (more comprehensively tha n does the competition). This guide contains overview information on drug administration, drug calculations, and the nursing process that's specific to student course needs and assignments. Valuable appendices present selected drug classes and combination drugs. The Drug Handbo ok challenges the established competition with the lowest price for an annual with its coverage.

Product Details

• Paperback: 900 pages
• Publisher: Blanchard and Loeb; 1 edition (May 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1930138253
• ISBN-13: 978-1930138254
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 6.5 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,016,168 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally, a drug handbook you can read, May 29, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Blanchard & Loeb 2002 Drug Handbook (Paperback)

The publisher's comments are, for once, right on the money on this new book, but they seem to gloss over the big news--the page layout is fantastic and you can actually read the type! I also found it full of very practical information and geared to the nurse rather than the MD. There are a lot of drug handbooks out there (maybe too many, in fact) but this one is the one I'm probably going to use the most often.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The best Nurses Drug Reference I have found, January 17, 2002

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Bonnie Kavanagh RN-BC, BSN, CMC "BonnieRN" (Rawlins, Wy United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blanchard & Loeb 2002 Drug Handbook (Paperback)

This book is the first reasonably priced nurses drug reference I have purchased. The print is easy on the eyes, the book stays open when you need it, and the information is detailed and includes beneficial alerts in red.

The single reason I did not give it a 5 star is because it does not have the main drug interection complication in bold (I am used to seeing this in other reference books)... Still.. this is, by far, the best drug reference I have found in over three years of nursing.