MediQuik Drug Cards / Edition 18

by LWW

Overview

MediQuik Drug Cards, the card deck companion to Nursing2012 Drug Handbook, provides concise drug information in a handy 5" x 7" card format. Nursing students preparing for the NCLEX and practicing nurses who need a quick reference to specific drugs will find this deck a valuable tool. Boxed, with a plastic sleeve for carrying selected cards, the drug cards offer important drug information, including generic and trade names with pronunciations, indications and dosages, contraindications and cautions, and much more. This new edition features:

• NEW: Tall-man lettering for easy-to-confuse generic drug names
• NEW: Black Box warnings
• NEW: Overdose signs and symptoms
• NEW: Appendix on vitamins.

The Nursing Process is used to address patient assessment; key nursing diagnoses; planning and implementation, including patient teaching; and evaluation of patient outcomes. Additional cards addressing available forms and indications and uses of vitamins are also included.  Symbols and clear headings direct the reader to the exact information needed.
 
Users of MediQuik are provided access to a free Online Toolkit featuring study aids and practical tips—drug safety and administration videos, pharmacology animations, over 300 NCLEX-style questions, drug pronunciation guide, English-to-Spanish audio translation guide, patient-teaching sheets, dosage calculator, and much more!   
 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781609136239
Publisher:	Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Publication date:	07/01/2011
Edition description:	Eighteenth
Pages:	912
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 7.20(h) x 4.00(d)

Table of Contents

Contributors and consultants

Guide to abbreviations

How to use MediQuik® Drug Cards

Pregnancy risk categories

Controlled substance schedules

Drug classifications

Drugs (435 alphabetically arranged cards)

Vitamins

Drug dosage calculation

Index