Prentice Hall Psychiatric Drug Guide

Prentice Hall's Nurse's Drug Guide has been a standard resource for nurses who want safe, effective, current, and accurate drug administration information in a quickly accessible format. Now this outstanding resource is available in a psychiatric nursing specific version. Comprehensive and complete, this handbook details all psychiatric specific medications with enhanced descriptions of side effects and nursing implications. All drugs are listed alphabetically by generic names for quick referral, with an index that includes both generic and trade names. Included are details that include adverse reactions, interactions, and side effects. This is the only drug guide to include Prototype Drugs for easier learning. Also included are Drug Interactions that include food and herbal interactions, Geriatric and Pediatric Dosing Guidelines that include infants and neonates, complete IV Preparation and Administration information, Adverse Effects organized by body system, Administration Information organized by route, as well as a comprehensive Companion Website - www.prenhall.com/drugguides - that provides access to the most up-to-date drug information. Nursing Implications are highlighted throughout. For nurses, as well as for use as a supplement for students.