Publisher's Synopsis
The aim of this reference manual has been to emphasize what nurses need to know and understand about drugs in order to give the best care to their patients. In addition to information on drug presentation, action, usage and dosage, the special points of interest to nurses have been highlighted in a separate nurse monitoring section.;This edition has been revised to include recent developments and changes in insulin availability, the treatment of peptic ulcer disease and AIDS research. A special note has been included in the text in order to appraise nurses of present concepts in reducing the spread of HIV infection and the present restricted use of Zidovudine, an effective anti-AIDS drug.
