Nurse’s Drug Handbook

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The 2026 Nurse’s Drug Handbook is a practical, comprehensive drug reference designed for both nursing students and practicing nurses. Written in clear, accessible language, it provides concise drug monographs organized alphabetically for over 1,000 medications, ensuring you can quickly find critical information before administering any drug. Each entry includes generic and trade names, pharmacologic and therapeutic classes, indications and dosages, detailed administration guidelines, onset/peak/duration, mechanism of action, contraindications, drug interactions, and adverse reactions. Special features include dedicated sections for pregnancy, lactation, and reproduction considerations, nursing considerations, and patient teaching points. The 2026 edition brings the handbook fully up-to-date with the latest FDA-approved drugs and guidelines, bolstering safe medication administration and patient care.

The 2026 Nurse's Drug Handbook is an up-to-date, practical, comprehensive and user-friendly drug reference guide for current nursing students and practicing nurses alike. Written in a straightforward style with approachable terminology, it offers concise and consistently formatted drug entries organized alphabetically from A–Z【30†L58-L61】. The 2026 Nurse’s Drug Handbook ensures that all nurses, both new and experienced, can easily access accurate information they need before administering any medication, ensuring proper patient care and safety. The **2026 Nurse’s Drug Handbook** includes:

- Generic and trade names and, if applicable, alternative drug names

- Pharmacologic and therapeutic classes

- Indications and dosages (with dosage adjustments if applicable)

- Drug administration guidelines for each form of drug

- Onset, peak, and duration, along with half-life for each form of drug

- Mechanism of action

- Contraindications

- Interactions (drug–drug, drug–food, drug–natural products)

- Adverse drug reactions (with life-threatening ones **bolded**)【30†L58-L61】

- Childbearing considerations (pregnancy and lactation, and if applicable, labor/delivery and reproductive effects)

- Nursing considerations (with critical warnings highlighted)

- Patient teaching points (with safety warnings highlighted)

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Content licensed from printed ISBN ISBN 10: 128431488X

Content licensed from printed ISBN ISBN 13: 9781284314885

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Author(s): Jones & Bartlett Learning

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning