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<p>The go-to guide for students and nurses alike to promote better patient care! <b>Saunders Nursing Drug Handbook 2021</b> provides you with essential information on more than 1,000 generic and 4,000 trade name drugs. This handy, user-friendly guide features updated <i>Black Box Alerts</i> and comprehensive coverage of IV drug administration, side effects and adverse reactions, fixed combinations, and nursing considerations. It uniquely guides you through clinical priorities in the practice setting and is organized alphabetically by generic drug name for quick reference. New drug monographs cover 17 new FDA-approved drugs!</p> <br> <p>Access to this product, which may be at the discretion of your institution, is up to 3 years of online and perpetual offline access. Elsevier reserves the right to restrict or remove access due to changes in product portfolio or other market conditions.</p> <ul> <li><b>Over 1,000 generic name drugs</b>, encompassing over 4,000 trade name drugs, are organized alphabetically with A-to-Z tabs for quick and easy access.</li> <li><b>Detailed information for each drug</b> distinguishes side effects and adverse reactions to help you identify which are most likely to occur. </li> <li><b>Highlighting of high-alert drugs</b> helps promote safe administration of drugs that pose the greatest risk for patient harm; an appendix includes drug names that sound alike or look alike. </li> <li><b>UNIQUE! Herbal information</b> is included in the appendix and on the Evolve companion website, covering the interactions and effects of commonly encountered herbs.</li> <li><b><i>Classifications</i> section</b> features an overview of actions and uses for drug families.</li> <li><b><i>Top 100 Drugs</i> list</b> helps you easily identify the most frequently administered drugs.</li> <li><b>Nursing considerations</b> are organized in a functional nursing process framework and include headings for baseline assessment, intervention/evaluation, and patient/family te