By Shelly Rainforth Collins PharmD

Are you a nurse or a healthcare professional looking for a reliable and comprehensive resource on intravenous medications? Look no further! Elsevier’s Intravenous Medications: A Handbook for Nurses and Health Professionals is the ultimate guide you need. Trusted by healthcare professionals for nearly 50 years, this handbook provides complete and accurate drug information in a concise, quick-access format.

As medicine advances, new intravenous drugs are constantly being approved by the FDA. The 2024 edition of Intravenous Medications includes 8 new monographs on the most recent IV drugs. Additionally, all current IV drugs have updated drug uses, interactions, precautions, alerts, and patient teaching instructions. This ensures that you have the most up-to-date information at your fingertips.

This handbook covers over 400 IV drugs, making it the most comprehensive drug reference available. Each drug monograph includes vital details such as the drug name, phonetic pronunciation, usual dose, dilution, compatibility, rate of administration, actions, indications and uses, contraindications, precautions, interactions, side effects, antidote, and more. The level of detail provided goes beyond any other drug reference.

For additional drug monographs, you can access the Evolve website. This online resource complements the handbook and further enhances your knowledge.

When it comes to patient safety, it’s crucial to be aware of medications with serious safety risks. Intravenous Medications makes it easy to identify such medications with its highlighted Black Box Warnings. These warnings are clearly marked, ensuring you can quickly locate important safety information.

Furthermore, special circumstances that are not covered by Black Box Warnings are highlighted in blue-screened text. This feature draws attention to important considerations and ensures you’re well-informed.

The handbook also includes dosage and dilution charts within monographs. These charts provide quick summaries of essential clinical information, saving you time and helping you make informed decisions.

Healthcare professionals are well aware that different patient populations have specific dosage requirements. The Intravenous Medications handbook highlights life-stage dosage variances for geriatric, pediatric, infant, and neonatal patients. This ensures accurate and safe administration of medications to patients of all ages.

With its convenient A-to-Z format, finding a specific drug is quick and easy. By organizing all drug monographs by generic name, the handbook allows you to locate any drug within seconds. No more wasting time flipping through pages!

The spiral binding of the handbook is a practical feature that sets it apart from other references. It allows the book to lie flat, leaving your hands free to perform other tasks. This is especially valuable in busy clinical settings where multitasking is essential.

Now let’s dive into the product details:

• Publisher: Elsevier; 40th edition (June 15, 2023)
• Language: English
• Spiral-bound: 1376 pages
• ISBN-10: 0443118833
• ISBN-13: 978-0443118838

Order your copy of Elsevier’s Intravenous Medications: A Handbook for Nurses and Health Professionals today and ensure you have the most comprehensive and up-to-date resource on IV drugs. Whether you work in critical care, at a nursing station, in the office, or in public health and home care settings, this handbook is essential for your practice. With its wealth of information and ease of use, it truly is the #1 IV drug handbook on the market.