Book Description
Carry all of the information found in Mosby's 2006 Drug Consult for Nurses with you to every clinical setting on your PDA. This PDA companion software gives you convenient access to all the clinically relevant drug facts you need - at the tap of a stylus. It's an efficient tool that works exactly the way you need it to work for safe, accurate medication administration plus it contains state-of-the-art electronic features such as handy BMI, BSA and IV Infusion Rate calculators making this a must-have for any practicing nurse! Mosby's 2006 Drug Consult for Nurses PDA software is navigated through the MobiPocket ReaderPro, making it virtually platform-independent. It offers many useful built-in features, including full text search, annotation and highlighting capabilities, bookmarks with easy link-style navigation, adjustable font size, type, text alignment, and color, multiple indexes, removable memory card support, and a customizable toolbar. Information for more than 20 new drugs recently approved by the FDA. Updated content throughout, including interactions, precautions, alerts, patient teaching instructions, and other need-to-know information to ensure safe drug administration. Special, second-color icon for "High-Alert" drugs to caution nurses to use extra care in administering drugs most likely to cause harm. Use of a second color for text relating to "high alert" nursing information. New appendixes for drug names that sound alike and look alike; orphan drugs that are used to treat rare, chronic diseases; equianalgesic dosing; and safe drug administration. Quick-reference charts of IV infusion rates for heparin, dopamine, dobutamine, and nitroglycerin.
