Author Description

Mosby's 2004 Nursing Drug Cards are an excellent resource for students seeking concise, portable, and convenient drug information. The pocket-sized cards provide essential pharmacology and nursing management content for over 860 generic and 1,320 brand-name drugs. The cards also include 67 drug category cards, which allow for easy review and a thorough understanding of the relationship among individual drugs in the same category. Additional features include Fundamentals of Drug Therapy, Drug Class Quickfacts the convenient Drug Review Cards, a separate section on Management of Ingested Drug Overdose, as well as appendices on Drug Dose Calculations, Plant and Animal Products, Non-Herbal Nutritional Supplements, Look-Alike/Sound-Alike Drug Names, a syringe compatibility chart, and an IV compatibility chart. Includes pharmacologic and related nursing content for over 860 generic and 1,320 brand name drugs. Organizes cards alphabetically by generic name for ease of retrieving information. Features a consistent format for quick reference: generic name, pronunciation, category, pregnancy category, brand name, manufacturer, dosage forms, use, action, pharmacokinetics, contraindications, warnings, dosage, side/adverse effects, interactions, nursing management priorities, and notes. Includes thorough coverage of nursing management priorities for drug categories, using a six-step nursing process format: assess, diagnose, plan (containing geriatric, pediatric, dietary management, and lab test evaluation information when appropriate), implement, educate patient, and evaluate. Distinguishes between common and life-threatening side effects for drugs, educating students as to potential reactions and their significance. Provides pronunciations for each generic drug and drug category to enable the reader to use and understand drug names in conversation. Includes an introductory section, Drug Class Quickfacts, presenting quick definitions and functions of major drug classifications.