Pearson Nurse's Drug Guide 2027, 1st edition
- Kelly Shields |
- Kami Fox |
- Christina Liebrecht |
Title overview
For nursing courses covering drugs or drug administration.
A long-trusted reference guide for safe, effective drug administration
Pearson Nurse’s Drug Guide 2027 helps clinicians administer drugs safely in any health care setting. Drugs are listed alphabetically by generic name and indexed by both generic and trade name, enabling easy lookup.
The guide also offers clinical information for hundreds of drugs, including adverse reactions, interactions, side effects and impact on lab results. Combine this with detailed administration guidance, plus dosage information across the lifespan, and you have an all-in-one guide to best practices in medication delivery.
Hallmark features of this title
Actionable clinical information for specific drugs
- Drug monographs help nurses adjust diagnoses and interventions per drug.
- A glossary of key terms, clinical conditions, and associated signs and symptoms covers the therapeutic effects of specific drugs.
Preparation for drug administration
- Detailed administration guidance is given for IV prep and various procedures.
- Dosage information across the lifespan prepares nurses to safely administer drugs to nearly any patient.
A focus on drug classes and families
- A listing of drug classifications and associated drug prototypes is helpful to new pharmacology students.
- Appendix references include US Schedules of Controlled Substances, FDA Pregnancy Information, Prescription Combination Drugs, and Herbal and Dietary Supplement Table.
New and updated features of this title
- NEW: The new edition features the following 19 new monographs for drugs recently approved by the FDA:
- aprocitentan
- bexagliflozin
- bimekizumab
- deucravacitinib
- donanemab-azbt
- efbemalenograstim alfa-vuxw
- etrasimod
- fezolinetant
- lenacapavir
- nirsevimab-alip
- rezafungin
- somatrogon-ghla
- sotagliflozin
- suzetrigine
- ublituximab-xiiy
- vadadustat
- xanomeline and trospium chloride
- zavegepant
- zuranolone
Author bios
About our authors
Kelly M. Shields is Associate Dean and Professor of Pharmacy Practice at Ohio Northern University’s Raabe College of Pharmacy. She holds a Doctor of Pharmacy from Butler University and completed a fellowship in Natural Product Information and Research at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. She has practiced pharmacy in retail, community and academic settings and has also worked as a freelance medical writer.
Kami L. Fox is Professor of Nursing, Director of Nursing and Director of the School of Health and Behavioral Sciences at Ohio Northern University. She holds a BS and MS in nursing from Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, and a Doctorate in Nursing Practice from the University of Toledo. She is also a certified pediatric nurse practitioner in primary care.
Christina M. Liebrecht is Associate Professor of Nursing at Ohio Northern University. She holds a BS in nursing from the University of Toledo, an MS in nursing from Walden University and a Doctorate in Nursing Practice from the University of Toledo. She focuses on medical surgical nursing, fundamentals of nursing and nursing education, as well as the use of simulation to support student learning and safe practice. She continues to practice as a medical surgical nurse in the acute care setting.