Nursing 2006 Drug Handbook (Nursing Drug Handbook) [26th Edition] [Turtleback]

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Book Description

ISBN-10: 1582554048 | ISBN-13: 978-1582554044 | Publication Date: June 17, 2005 | Edition: Twenty-Sixth

The best-selling nursing drug handbook for 26 years is now in its fully updated 2006 edition. Organized by therapeutic class, Nursing2006 Drug Handbook provides quick access to current, accurate information on over 1,000 generic and 3,500 brand-name drugs. Entries include Alerts, dosage adjustments for specific populations, I.V. administration, off-label indications, adverse reactions, and interactions with rapid-onset interactions highlighted.

This edition includes over 20 recently approved drugs and new indications. New appendices include chemotherapy acronyms and protocols and a table of common interactions with cytochrome P-450 enzymes.

A free mini-CD contains 200 drug monographs and corresponding customizable patient-teaching handouts. CE activity and updates are on NDHnow.com.

Nursing2006 Drug Handbook is also available for PDAs. See PDA listing for details.

Product Details

• Turtleback: 1408 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Twenty-Sixth edition (June 17, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1582554048
• ISBN-13: 978-1582554044
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 4.6 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,098,019 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nursing - Drug Handbook 2006, August 9, 2005

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Audrey L. Coleman (Sylva, NC, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nursing 2006 Drug Handbook (Nursing Drug Handbook) [26th Edition] (Turtleback)

This is an excellent resource for both professional and paraprofessionals who are administering medications. I particularily like the patient teaching section. I like the disk for printing drug information pages, which I place with the medication administration record for all staff to read.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Useful, well-organized & well-written; neat CD for patient guidance, February 6, 2006

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Rudy "pain-doc" (Columbia, SC USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Nursing 2006 Drug Handbook (Nursing Drug Handbook) [26th Edition] (Turtleback)

As a physician, I used to turn to the PDR for drug guidance, but it seems that only the profitable [ie, proprietary] drugs are listed there. I've often used my RN wife's NDH, recently replaced by the 2006 version. Try to find niacin (for hypercholesterolemia) in the PDR for instance - whereas the NDH has a compact yet thorough description of indications, dosing, adverse effects and fundamental pharmacology. The little CD enclosed prepares patient information on some 200 common drugs. All told, this is a neat yet compact drug reference guide. Not inexpensive, but highly recommended.

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nursing 2006 Drug Handbook, September 9, 2005

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C. Steen (Lethbridge, AB Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nursing 2006 Drug Handbook (Nursing Drug Handbook) [26th Edition] (Turtleback)

I have used this product for years in my nursing practice. I depend upon the "Nursing Considerations" section to assist me with patient teaching and care planning.