Intravenous medications: A handbook for nurses and other allied health personnel

ISBN: 9780801653018

定价: 48.00

内容简介

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. The 1990s are here! Our knowledge of pharmacology
I~ Js compounding almost daily. Man)??? new drugs are beim???
approved for clinical use and additional research finds
~ new??? sometimes previously contraindicated??? uses for many
previously approved drugs We therefore felt that annual
I publication was an imperative step to provide heahh pro-
fessionals with the most up-to-date information quickly
I as possible??? as
Intravenous injection has rapidly become the route of
D choice in most health care settings. Tile inconvenience and
discomfort associated with repeated intramuscular injec-
tions are markedly reduced aud drug absorption s con sis-
D tent??? as contrasted with unreliable utramuscular absom-
ti0n in the patient with compromised peripheral perfusion.
D Intravenous drugs are instantly absorbed lto the blood-
stream??? hopefully leading to a prompt therapeutic action
D but the risk of an inappropriate reaction is a constant
threat that can easily become a frightening reality.
In such an intense euvironnlent??? beahh professionals
expected to administer intravenous medications ulnst ]lave
D an accurate??? accessible??? complete??? aud concise reference
tool available to them. This sixth edition of Intravenous
Medications: A Handbook for Nurses and Other Allied
Health Personnel is that tool. All drugs presently approved
for intravenous use are included. In addition to new drugs???
all information has been revised to incorporate the most
current documented knowledge available.
The nurse is with the acutely ill hospital zed )atient 2
h~ursadayandisfreqtentlyr~aced ~av??????-:^- t ???4
situations. While ~-- . . r ??? ~ a*[cty Ol ullneult
a~ ??????.a .i me pllySlcJau verbally requests or wr tcs
- uitler??? the nurse must evahlate t fo\" apprt priateuess???
1~ prepa e it a&nin ster it and observe tile effects. It will be
the nurse who must initiate emergency measures should
adverse efGcts occur. This is an awesome respousibility.
If after reviewing the inforlnation ill lntral???enous Medi-
cations: A Handbook fiat Nurses and Other Allied Health
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