The nursing drug guide
The nursing drug guide is a must for every nurse and every nursing student. This guide will be an invaluable tool for the pharmacology for nurses class as well as the entire nursing program and will continue to be a great resource throughout your nursing career. Nursing drug guides offer a wealth of information, not merely what the drug is used for. Included in these great resources are patient teaching tips and considerations. HINT: These patient teaching tips will be very useful in writing your nursing care plans. The guide also includes the pharmacological information such as class, action, indications for use, contraindications, the dosage and route, adverse effects and interactions. Drug guides for nurses are available from a variety of sources including your local book store, your college bookstores as well as many online bookstores. Lippincott's, Nursing 2010 and Mosby's are just a few of the many popular publishers of this great resource that are available. These books now offer an online resource that provides updated information. These online resources at your fingertips will ensure you always have the most up to date information. Search for the nurses drug guide on Amazon for the latest editions from all of the most popular publishers! Many are also available for kindle... There are also a variety of resources online. Some are free search tools while others require a subscription or a book purchase to access the online guide. Drugs.com is a site that can be used to gather information on what a drug is used for rather quickly, although I have not used it for patient education. Other sites such as Dave's drug guide offer online yearly subscriptions. There are many options to find information about your patient's medications. The nurses drug guide will be your best friend as you provide competent and safe nursing care by knowing what you are giving to your patient's and why, as well as for patient education. Knowing the details of the medications helps to ensure you are following the 5 rights of medication administration. Being knowledgeable on your patient's medications by using the nursing drug guide helps you to be a competent and caring nurse who respects your patient's rights and safety. Return to Nurses Neighborhood home page from nursing drug guide page New! CommentsHave your say about what you just read! Leave me a comment in the box below. |
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