Brought to you by the editors of the best-selling Nursing Drug Handbook, the Nursing Psychiatric Drugs app will give you free access to 17 drug entries. Once you've downloaded the free App, you will be able to access all 240 psychiatric/mental health drug entries via an InApp purchase. Developed with the unique needs of the psychiatric nurse in mind, this App gives you quicker-than-ever access to all of the critical drug information you need to provide safe patient care.

In addition to the instant search capability that helps you quickly locate drug entries, easy-to-use tools allow you to create a customized database, and weekly updates provide the latest need-to-know drug facts so you always stay current.

Be fully prepared to expertly administer drugs newly approved by the FDA, and stay completely informed about the adverse reactions and dangerous interactions, nursing considerations, patient-teaching facts, and indications and dosages that are so important to the unique needs of your patients.

Find answers fast to better safeguard against med errors. The Nursing Psychiatric Drugs App is meticulously reviewed by pharmacists and nurses and updated weekly to provide the most current, relevant information that practicing nurses and students need to know to administer medications safely in any health care setting.

Look for prominently displayed Safety Alerts, Black Box Warnings, clinical alerts, FDA-approved indications and evidence-based off-label uses for drugs, Overdose Signs & Symptoms, and Adjust-a-Dose information. Also includes special sections on Common Drug Errors, Elder Care Medication Tips, Controlled Substance Schedules, and Pregnancy Risk Categories.

Each monograph includes the following key sections:

•Drug name: generic and brand names along with the pronunciation, tall man letters, and pill symbol link (for drugs included in the Photoguide)
•Therapeutic and pharmacologic class
•Pregnancy risk category and controlled substances schedule
•Recent updates (weekly FDA-issued updates ensure you always stay current)
•Available forms (P.O., I.V., I.M., subcutaneous, inhalational, etc.)
•Indications & dosages (common prescribed/off-label uses, accurate dosages, adjust-a-dose information)
•Administration (covers all applicable routes, I.V. information specially highlighted)
•Action (route, onset, peak, duration, half-life)
•Adverse reactions (identified by body system)
•Interactions (drug-drug, drug-herb, drug-lifestyle)
•Effects on lab results
•Contraindications & cautions (overdose signs and symptoms listed)
•Nursing considerations (describes monitoring techniques, prevention and treatment, patient safety and comfort)
•Patient teaching (guidelines on safe drug use, storage, and compliance)
•Nursing process (assessment, nursing diagnoses, planning/implementation, evaluation)

Your App also includes a Photoguide with images of nearly 100 of the most commonly prescribed brand-name psychiatric drugs as well as a free Dosage calculator.