Mosby's 2012 Nursing Drug Reference, 25e (SKIDMORE NURSING DRUG REFERENCE)

Mosby's 2012 Nursing Drug Reference, 25e (SKIDMORE NURSING DRUG REFERENCE) Review

If you are going to buy one drug handbook -- this should be the one. No other drug handbook enables you to access reliable drug information quicker. With an A-Z organization, each drug is easy to find. But what's even better is the fact that Mosby's Nursing Drug Reference gives you the most complete drug information for each drug, including uses, side effects, and interactions. Key nursing considerations are identified to help you assess, administer, evaluate, and teach your patients. Instructions for giving drugs by various routes (e.g., PO, IM, IV) are also included. You will ALWAYS find the latest and most trustworthy drug information in Mosby's Nursing Drug Reference by Linda Skidmore-Roth, a well-known expert in nursing pharmacology. There is a difference in drug handbooks -- put your trust in Mosby, the leading name in nursing publishing.

• Presents comprehensive coverage of more than1,300 generic and 4,500 trade-name drugs.


• Organizes monographs alphabetically by generic drug name to allow for fast retrieval of needed information.


• Includes comprehensive drug monographs containing generic names, Rx or OTC designations, pronunciation, U.S. and Canadian trade names, functional and chemical classification, controlled-substance schedule, do-not-confuse drugs, action, uses, unlabeled uses, dosages and routes, available forms, side effects, contraindications, precautions, pharmacokinetics, interactions (including drug/herb, drug/food and drug lab test), nursing considerations, and treatment of overdose.


• Provides concise, practice-oriented nursing considerations: assess, administer, perform/provide, evaluate, and teach patient/family.


• Highlights IV drug information in one easy-to-find place, under the Administer heading, including special considerations and Y-site, syringe, and additive compatibilities.


• Identifies high alert drugs that pose the greatest risk for patient harm if administered incorrectly.


• Features a nursing alert icon identifying considerations that require special attention.


• Highlights common and life-threatening side effects for easy identification.


• Features over400 potential interactions between drugs and herbal products.


• Includes lifespan and disorder-related dosages for newborns, children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric, hepatic, and renal patients.


• Provides special Do Not Confuse headings so you can avoid administering the wrong drug.


• Includes Tall Man lettering as recommended by the FDA to distinguish easily confused drug names.


• Features 16 full-color illustrations that show mechanisms or sites of action for select drug classes such as antidepressants, antiinfectives and antiretroviral agents.


• Features boldface route subheadings -- such as PO, IV, and IM -- under the Dosage and Routes and Administer headings to help in finding information quickly.


• Includes several detailed multi-product monographs that group all chemically similar forms of insulins, cephalosporins (1st-, 2nd-, 3rd-generation), contraceptives, and penicillins together into single monographs, with cross-references to the individual forms of these drugs.


• Includes a Drug Categories section with nursing considerations and a list of common generic drugs for each category.


• Offers a Combination Products appendix covering the forms and uses of more than 500 products.


• ProvidesBlack Box Warnings with alerts to dangerous and/or life-threatening adverse effects.


• Designates Canadian brand names with a maple leaf.


• Offers a flexible, water-resistant cover for durability in the clinical setting.


• Includes free online updates with the latest FDA drug alerts, new drug monographs, tables of recently released drugs in the U.S., a listing of high-alert Canadian medications and controlled substances, links to useful drug-related websites, information on selected prescription drugs with potential for abuse, an extensive table of orphan drugs, a detailed table of AHA drug dosing guidelines, names and uses of commonly used herbal products, medications that may be inappropriate for geriatric patients, drugs metabolized by known P450s, a comprehensive Drug Name Safety reference, and patient teaching guidelines.

• Includes monographs of 25 new drugs recently approved by the FDA.


• Presents thousands of new and updated drug facts, including doses, side effects, pharmacokinetics, interactions, and nursing considerations.

Windows 7 Quick Reference Guide (Cheat Sheet of Instructions, Tips & Shortcuts - Laminated Card)

Windows 7 Quick Reference Guide (Cheat Sheet of Instructions, Tips & Shortcuts - Laminated Card) Review

Laminated quick reference guide showing step-by-step instructions and shortcuts for how to use Microsoft Windows 7. Covers the following topics: Starting a Program, Accessories (Calculator, Note Pad), Using the Shortcut Menu, Properties, Pinning a Program to the Start Menu, Opening Files or Folders, Using Jump Lists (Recently Used Files, Pinned Files, Common Tasks), Pinning Files to Jump Lists, Switching Among Open Windows, Manipulating Windows: Moving, Enlarging, Restoring, Hiding or Minimizing, Restoring a Minimized Window, Showing the Desktop. Exiting a Program/Closing a Window, Adding Gadgets to the Desktop, Using the Notification Area (Printing, Security, Sound), What to Try if a Program Freezes, Using the Control Panel, Saving a Document, Getting Help. File Management with Windows Explorer: Changing Views, Show/Hide Menu Bar, Show/Hide Navigation Pane, Arrange Group or Sort Files and Folders, Navigating Folders in Explorer, Working with Libraries, Selecting Multiple Items, Moving or Copying Files or Folders, Creating a Folder, Creating a Shortcut to a Document Folder or Other Item, Renaming Files or Folders, Zipping Files or Folders, Deleting Files or Folders, Restoring Items from the Recycle Bin, Emptying the Recycle Bin, Burning to a CD/DVD, Searching for a File Folder or Program, Ending your Windows Sessions, and Changing Login Password. Also includes a list of keyboard shortcuts. This guide is suitable as a training handout, or simply an easy to use reference guide, for any type of user.

FREE 25 Language Phrasebook from Mobile Reference (Mobi Travel)

FREE 25 Language Phrasebook from Mobile Reference (Mobi Travel) Review

FREE 25 Language Phrasebook: German, French, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese, Italian, Greek, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Czech, Polish, Hungarian, Russian, Croatian, Turkish, Hebrew, Arabic, Japanese, Chinese, Indonesian, Malay, and Thai. Navigate from Table of Contents or search for words or phrases. Learn how to say Hello, How are you, Please, Thank you and much more in 25 languages!

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Mosby's Dental Drug Reference, 10e

Mosby's Dental Drug Reference, 10e Review

Ideal for chairside use by the entire dental team, Mosby's Dental Drug Reference provides guidelines for safe, accurate drug administration. More than 800 drug monographs make it easy to find indications and dosages, contraindications, interactions, side effects, serious reactions, and dental-specific drug information. With profiles of drugs recently approved by the FDA, this edition is completely up to date! A companion Evolve website adds regular drug updates, and a CD offers a full-color pill atlas and printable patient education handouts. From lead editor Arthur Jeske, a well-known researcher and author on dental pharmacology, this pocket-sized reference provides the current, concise drug information you need at the point of care.

• User-friendly, durable, pocket-sized format provides information at a glance, and makes this guide ideal for chairside use.


• More than 800 detailed monographs include each drug's generic name, pronunciation, brand names, drug class, controlled substances schedule, mechanism of action, uses or indications, doses and routes of administration, side effects/adverse reactions, contraindications, precautions, pharmacokinetics, drug interactions of concern to dentistry, and other dental considerations.


• Dental considerations include suggestions for consultations and recommendations for the patient/family in preventing dental complications.


• A companion CD includes a full-color pill atlas, a searchable glossary of terms with pronunciations, illustrations of drug-related pathologic oral conditions, and patient information handouts.


• Useful appendices summarize information such as combination products, food and herbal interactions, pregnancy and pediatric considerations, and IV compatibilities and incompatibilities.


• The companion Evolve website includes patient teaching guides, a full-color pill atlas, all appendices from the text, alternative medicine information, and regular updates to the book.

• New monographs for recently FDA approved drugs include up-to-date dental considerations.


• More emphasis on oral health, prevention, and treatment from the dental hygienist's perspective helps in educating the patient.


• Stronger coverage of oral contraceptives includes brand names with generic names when possible.


• A list of common prescriptions in the appendix includes the use for each along with rationales, providing a quick reference when considering a drug's implications for dental treatment.


• Expanded resources on CD include a search function and pronunciations for the glossary, plus crossword puzzles, word searches, and additional illustrations of common oral complications, making it easier to recognize terms, drug classes, and pathologic conditions.

Interior Design Reference Manual: Everything You Need to Know to Pass the NCIDQ Exam

Interior Design Reference Manual: Everything You Need to Know to Pass the NCIDQ Exam Review

Successful exam preparation requires the best resources, and the Interior Design Reference Manual offers the most complete preparation available for all three sections of the NCIDQ exam. This thorough preparation has enabled thousands of candidates to pass their exams.

In this fifth edition, exam content areas are covered chapter by chapter in the same order as the current NCIDQ exam specifications. Topics new to the exam have been added, and the sections on sustainable building and product certification rating systems have been expanded due to the topics’ increasing importance on the exam and in the practice of interior design. This book’s extensive coverage and clear organization will guide you through a comprehensive and focused exam review.

Once you pass the exam, the Interior Design Reference Manual will serve as an excellent reference for your daily interior design practice. The Interior Design Reference Manual covers everything interior designers need to know about the 2009 International Building Code, ADA Accessibility Guidelines, business practices, ethics, and design standards.

Prepare to pass the NCIDQ exam with

• a thorough review of all exam content areas
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Python Pocket Reference: Python in Your Pocket (Pocket Reference (O'Reilly))

Python Pocket Reference: Python in Your Pocket (Pocket Reference (O'Reilly)) Review

This is the book to reach for when you're coding on the fly and need an answer now. It's an easy-to-use reference to the core language, with descriptions of commonly used modules and toolkits, and a guide to recent changes, new features, and upgraded built-ins -- all updated to cover Python 3.X as well as version 2.6. You'll also quickly find exactly what you need with the handy index.

Written by Mark Lutz -- widely recognized as the world's leading Python trainer -- Python Pocket Reference, Fourth Edition, is the perfect companion to O'Reilly's classic Python tutorials, also written by Mark: Learning Python and Programming Python.

• Built-in object types, including numbers, lists, dictionaries, and more
• Statements and syntax for creating and processing objects
• Functions and modules for structuring and reusing code
• Python's object-oriented programming tools
• The exception-handling model
• Built-in functions, exceptions, and attributes
• Special operator overloading methods
• Widely used standard library modules and extensions
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Fabric Reference (4th Edition)

Fabric Reference (4th Edition) Review

Fabric Reference includes lists of  links to its companion dictionary and swatch book, Fabric Glossary. Review Questions and Investigations for each main section encourage and further the essential application of technical information as study progresses. A unique perspective on textile science is presented by leading the reader from the detailed technical discussion of fibers, yarns, fabric constructions, and finishes covered by all texts to a consistent focus on the actual fabrics. Fabric Reference will continue to serve as a valuable reference—even after a course of study is completed—in almost any area of work involving fabrics. Mary Humphries has nearly sixty years of experience in the textile field, working in industry, communications, and education. Her textbook provides up-to-date information on this fast-moving, highly technical field. Fabric Reference covers all of the elements that go into making a fabric, offering the most-current information in a condensed format, presented in clear language and well-illustrated.