Author : Eileen Trigoboff
Publisher : Prentice Hall
ISBN 13 : 9780131915640
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Prentice Hall Psychiatric Drug Guide by : Eileen Trigoboff
Download or read book Prentice Hall Psychiatric Drug Guide written by Eileen Trigoboff and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To be used as a resource for any psychiatric nursing and/or health professions course or for the clinical setting. This easy-to-use reference focuses exclusively on psychiatric medications and offers a complete discussion of psychotropic drug use, pharmacokinetics, and psychopharmacology. This portable guide to safe and effective drug administration presents a full array of relevant information on each medication to ease discussions with patients, prescribing, and teaching patients about their medications. The guide provides easy access to over 100 drugs organized alphabetically by generic name according to class. For each drug in this book, the user will find Combination Drugs, Classifications, Pregnancy Category, Controlled Substance, Availability, Actions/Theraputic Effects, Uses, Contraindications/Cautions Use, Route/Dosage, Storage, Administration, Adverse Effects, Diagnostic Test Interference, Interactions, Pharmacokinetics, Nursing Implications, and Client/Family Education. It highlights nursing implications with special focus on mental health patient and family education.