The only truly Canadian adaptation of the first name in drug references! Mosby's® Canadian Nursing Drug Reference, 2nd Edition makes it easy for you to find the latest, most vital dosing and administration information on more than 5,000 Health-Canada-approved drugs. This portable, full-colour handbook emphasizes patient safety throughout with special !Warnings for potentially lethal reactions and alerts for clinical situations requiring special attention. Designed to help you develop clinical reasoning in practice and think critically in the classroom, this unique nursing drug reference is perfect for use at home and on the job. The companion Evolve website includes classroom-friendly documents showing how to read drug references, descriptions of drug family classifications, therapeutic uses, overarching cautions, critical thinking/clinical judgement exercises, and more!

Individual drugs in A-Z Format

Appendices:

A. Overview of nursing process medication management

B. Overview of Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Effects (CTCAE)

C. Labs for Medication management (Medical Council of Canada)

D. Med calculation formulas

E. Overview of Cytochrome P450 inducers, inhibitors, substrates

F. Overview of Medications and prolonged QT interval

G. Ophthalmic and topical drugs alphabetized list by generic name, with trade name(s) and action of drug

Endsheets:

Formulas

Nomogram for calculation of body surface area

Antitoxins and antivenins

Abbreviations