Drug Information Handbook for Perioperative Nursing

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OVERVIEW:

The Drug Information Handbook for Perioperative Nursing contains information not readily available in other nursing drug reference books. Each phase of the perioperative encounter is addressed, with emphasis on special situations central to the perioperative patient care environment. This is the ideal resource for Registered Nurses practicing in operative and interventional procedure settings, and upper-division nursing students seeking a distinctive reference for dosing, administration, monitoring, and patient education criteria for perioperative patient care environments.

THE BENEFITS:

Perioperative Registered Nurses identified current medications used in practice to create an easy-to-use perioperative drug information reference. Introductory text will strengthen basic medication administration knowledge with references to Safe Writing Practices, Safe Handling of Hazardous Drugs, Basic Pharmocotherapeutic Concepts, and AORN Guidance Statements. Each drug is supported by 40 fields of clinically important pharmacology detail including Medication Safety Data, Adult, Pediatric and Geriatric Dosing guidelines, Special Topics and Concerns, Administration Guidelines (I.V. Detail, Storage, Reconstitution, and Compatibility), and Adverse Reactions by body system and percentage of occurrence (when available). Special topics and appendix areas focus on perioperative situations encountered daily: latex allergy assessment, anesthesia considerations for selected patient populations, herbal-to-drug interactions/cautions, calculations and conversions, pre- and post-operative patient care information, and criteria for assessing outpatient fast-tracking eligibility. 

•         Operating Room Nurses

•         Post Anesthesia Nurses

•         ER Nurses

Surgical Physician Assistants