Franklin BOOKMAN NIM-2072 User's Manual
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1. 18 Book Card Care 18 Copyrights Patents and Trademarks 19 Appendix Key to Abbreviations 19 q 22 Preface This 1997 edition marks the twenty fourth year of publication of Intrave nous Medications Annual revisions meet the tremendous need for clear concise complete and accurate information on newly released and existing IV drugs This has been a huge year for new IV drug approvals by the FDA Sixteen new drugs are in cluded two are available only in Canada and the United Kingdom and one is a new formulation of an old product warfarin with a newly proved FDA indication In addition there are many important updates such as changes in dose additional disease specific doses refinements in dosing applications new indications new drug interactions additional pre cautions and new information in anti dotes In some of the monographs you ll find new helpful charts for dilu tion and or rate of administration In the Appendix of this User s Guide you ll find a key to abbreviations In the Introduction section found under the menu item Drugs the Important IV Therapy Facts are grouped to help identify the information you want quickly Health care today is an intense envi2. BOOKMAN ELECTRONIC BOOK CARD Gaharts Intravenous Medications USER S GUIDE NIM 2072 License Agreement READ THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT BEFORE USING ANY BOOKMAN ELEC TRONIC BOOK YOUR USE OF THE BOOKMAN ELECTRONIC BOOK DEEMS THAT YOU AC CEPT THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE TERMS YOU MAY RETURN THIS PACKAGE WITH PURCHASE RECEIPT TO THE DEALER FROM WHICH YOU PURCHASED THE BOOKMAN ELEC TRONIC BOOK AND YOUR PURCHASE PRICE WILL BE REFUNDED BOOK MAN ELECTRONIC BOOK means the software product hardware and documentation found in this package and FRANKLIN means Franklin Electronic Publishers Inc LIMITED USE LICENSE All rights in the BOOKMAN ELECTRONIC BOOK remain the property of FRAN KLIN Through your purchase FRANKLIN grants you a personal and nonexclu sive license to use the BOOKMAN ELECTRONIC BOOK on a single FRANKLIN BOOKMAN at a time You may not make any copies of the BOOKMAN ELEC TRONIC BOOK or of the preprogrammed data stored therein whether in elec tronic or print format Such copying would be in violation of applicable copyright laws Further you may not modify adapt disassemble decompile translate create derivative works of or in any way reverse engineer the BOOKMAN ELEC TRONIC BOOK You may not export or reexport directly or indirectly the BOOKMAN ELECTRONIC BOOK without compliance with appropriate govern mental regulations The BOOKMAN ELECTRONIC BOOK contains Franklin s c
3. Press to search for it Press again to see the first match Hold and use DN to see the locations of the next matches 6 Press to view the matches on the Drugs menu Press when finished Expanding Your Searches After you have entered a word search you can expand your search to find ad ditional matches Some word searches can be expanded up to three times To learn more read Understanding Word Searches and Expansions 1 2 Press yellow a word and press For example enter iv Press red to expand the search Hold and use DN to see the locations of the next matches Press Nu to view the matches listed on the Drugs menus Press when finished Expanding Your Searches 15 gt Understanding Word Searches and Expansions When you search for a word either by entering it at the Word Search screen or by highlighting it in text titles and headings in bold type are searched first for exact matches If no exact matches are found in titles or headings then the text is searched for exact matches If no exact matches are found then the titles and headings are searched for inexact matches such as inflec tions and synonyms If no inexact matches are found in the titles and headings then the text is searched A word search stops as soon as matches are found at a level de scribed above Pressing red
4. dextrose in normal saline 19 Appendix Key to Abbreviations D5 R 5 dextrose in Ringer s solution DSW 5 dextrose in water dL deciliter s 100 ml DNA deoxyribonucleic acid ECG electrocardiogram EEG electroencephalogram F fahrenheit gastrointestinal gm gram s gr grain s gtt drop s GU genitourinary Hb hemoglobin Hct hematocrit Hg mercury HIV human immunodeficiency virus hr hour HR heart rate IgA immune globulin IM intramuscular IU international unit s IV intravenously K potassium KCL potassium chloride kg kilogram s L liters lb pound s LDH lactic dehydrogenase LR lactated Ringer s injection or solution Appendix Key to Abbreviations M molar M meter squared MAO monoamine oxidase mcg microgram s mCi millicuries mEq milliequivalent Mg magnesium mg milligram s MI myocardial infarction min minute ml milliliter mmol millimoleCs Na sodium NaCl sodium chloride ng nanogram millimicrogram NS normal saline 0 996 NSAID nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug NSR normal sinus rhythm Pao arterial oxygen pressure PCA patient controlled analgesia pH hydrogen ion concentration PSVT paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia PT prothrombin time PTT partial thromboplastin time R Ringer s injection or solution RBC red blood cell or count RNA ribonucleic acid SC subcutaneous 5 5 signs and symptoms
5. ronment The speed of change is over whelming but the authors and publisher of Intravenous Medications have a commitment to provide all health professionals who have the re sponsibility to administer IV medica tions with complete accurate current information in a clear concise acces sible and reliable tool Each specific drug must be able to be interpreted for a specific patient All drugs currently approved for intravenous use with the exception of opaque dyes used in radi ology some general anesthetics used only in OR and a few rarely used drugs see Appendix Bl are included In addition all information has been thoroughly revised to incorporate the most current documented knowledge available Intravenous Medications is designed for use in critical care areas as the nursing station in the office in public Preface health and home care settings and by students and the armed services Per tinent information can be found in a few seconds Take advantage of its availability and quickly review every in travenous medication before adminis tration The nurse is frequently placed in a vari ety of difficult situations While the physician verbally requests or writes an order the nurse must evaluate it for appropriateness prepare it administer it and observe the effects Intravenous drugs are instantly absorbed into the bloodstream hopefully leading to a prompt therapeutic action but the risk of an inapp
6. blue perform the functions listed in this Key Guide only for this book card Other books have their own color key functions which are labelled on their cards or on the BOOKMAN keyboard For more information read Using the Color Keys 899698080988008090 Quick Keys When you are reading a drug monograph the Quick keys display these sections Actions Antidote Compatible With Contraindications Dilution Dose Adjustments Drug Lab Interactions Incompatible With Indications and Usage Neonatal Infant Dose Pediatric Dose Precautions Rate of Administration Side Effects Usual Dose You can use the Quick keys only when a drug monograph is on screen Introduction Your new BOOKMAN book card is a powerful portable electronic reference that you can use anywhere Simply in stall it into your BOOKMAN and you re ready to go Using this book you can search for detailed monographs by generic and trade name drugs by categories of drugs and even by words appearing in monographs Cross references foot notes and tables provide additional in formation You can also place your own book marks in the text to quickly find the drug monographs and other sections that you use most often as well as look up the meanings of abbreviations and transfer words to look them up in other relevant BOOKMAN books gt Using the Instruction Label This User s Guide is accompanied by a self adhesive instruction label that
7. can affixed to the inside top cover of your BOOKMAN for quick reference Installing a Book Card Warning Never install or remove a book card when your BOOKMAN is turned on If you do information that you entered in its built in book and in any installed book cards will be erased 1 Turn your BOOKMAN off 2 Turn your BOOKMAN over 3 Align the book card tabs with the notches in a card slot A Press the book card until it snaps into place gt Removing a Book Card Caution When you remove a book card that does not have a built in battery of its own informa tion that you entered in that book card may be erased Selecting a Book If one or more book cards are installed in your BOOKMAN you can select which book you want to use 1 Turn your BOOKMAN on 2 Press CARD 3 Press Cor gt to select the book you want to use E 4 Press CENIER to use it Resuming Where You Left When using this book card you can turn off your BOOKMAN at any time When you turn on your BOOKMAN again the screen that you last viewed normally appears Using the Color Keys The red green yellow and blue keys on your BOOKMAN change their func tions according to which book you are using When you are using its built in book the color keys function as labelled on the BOOKMAN keyboard When you are using an installed book card the color keys function as labelled on that
8. does not apply if in the sole discretion of FRANKLIN the BOOKMAN PRODUCT has been tampered with damaged by accident abused misused or misapplication or as a result of service or modification by any party including any dealer other than FRANKLIN This warranty applies only to products manufactured by or for FRANKLIN Batteries corrosion or battery contacts and any damage caused by batteries are not covered by this warranty NO FRANKLIN DEALER AGENT OR EMPLOYEE IS AUTHORIZED TO MAKE ANY ADDITIONAL WARRANTY IN THIS REGARD OR TO MAKE ANY MODIFICATION OR EXTENSION OF THIS EXPRESS WARRANTY THE FOREGOING WARRANTY IS EXCLUSIVE AND IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES WRITTEN OR ORAL INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FORAPARTICULAR PURPOSE YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY SHALL BE FRANKLIN S OBLIGATION TO REPLACE OR REFUND AS SET FORTH ABOVE IN THIS WARRANTY Some States do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties or limitations on how long a warranty lasts This warranty gives you specific rights you may also have additional rights which vary from State to State This warranty shall not be applicable to the extent that enforcement of any provision may be prohibited by applicable law FRANKLIN SHALL IN NO EVENT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR TO ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY OTHER INDIRECT LOSS OR DAMAGE ARISING OUT OF YOUR PURCHASE THE MANUFAC
9. drug monographs by se lecting drugs from the Drugs menu The Drugs menu lists generic and trade drug names as well as Important IV Therapy Facts and other introduc tory material relevant publications and If you selected a trade name its ge neric name appears th dices 4 Highlight a section by scroll ing to its title or by typing its 1 Press CIEAR first few letters For example 2 Type a drug name For ex highlight Usual Dose ample type Polycillin N 5 Press CENTER You do not need to type capitals To leam how to read drug mono To undo a typed letter press BACK graphs read Reading Drug Monographs To scroll up and down use T or Jb M 6 Press cigar when finished To type a number hold and press a numbered key To go to the appendixes or introduc tion hold and press or gt Canadian Drug Names To go directly to the text from a high On the Drugs menu a drug name lighted drug hold Jand press CENTER preceded by a maple leaf icon indi 3 When the drug is high cates a trade name available in lighted press CENIER Canada only 10 Finding Drugs by Category You can also find drug monographs by using the Categories menu The Catego ries menu lists drugs by class 1 3 Press CHEAR 2 Press gt to highlight the Categories menu Start typing a category For ex ample type inotropic agents HOTE
10. 20 Appendix Key to Abbreviations SW sterile water for injection TT thrombin time VF ventricular fibrillation VT ventricular tachycardia WBC white blood cell or count WEBCT whole blood clotting time FCC Notice Complies with the limits for a Class B com puting device pursuant to Subpart B of part 15 of FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This de vice may not cause harmful interference and 2 This device must accept any inter ference received including interference that may cause undesired operation 21 Limited Warranty U S only FRANKLIN warrants to you that the BOOKMAN PRODUCT will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for one year from purchase In the case of such a defect in your BOOKMAN PRODUCT FRANKLIN will repair or replace it without charge on return with purchase receipt to the dealer from which you made your purchase or Franklin Electronic Publishers One Franklin Plaza Burlington New Jersey 08016 4907 within one year of purchase Alternatively FRANKLIN may at its option refund your purchase price Data contained in the BOOKMAN PRODUCT may be provided under license to FRANKLIN FRANKLIN makes no warranty with respect to the accuracy of data in the BOOKMAN PRODUCT No warranty is made that the BOOKMAN PRODUCT will run uninterrupted or error free You assume all tisk of any damage or loss from your use of the BOOKMAN PRODUCT This warranty
11. NE You do not need to type capitals To undo a letter press BACK When the category is high lighted press CENTER Or scroll to another category and then press 5 Highlight a drug by typing its name or by scrolling to it For example highlight digoxin injection Press ENTER Bae anae 11 Finding Drugs by Category 7 To see the next or previous monograph in the category hold and use DN or UP 8 To see the list of drugs in the category press BACK 9 Press ar When finished gt Viewing Your Location When you are reading a drug mono graph or other text you can see the current monograph Cor chapter and section titles by pressing or To return to the monograph or text press CBACK gt Using NEXT and PREV When you find a drug monograph using the Drugs menu holding and pressing UP or DN displays the monograph of the next or previous drug listed on the Drugs menu When you find a monograph using the Categories menu plus UP or DN displays the next or previous monograph within the selected cat egory only Reading Drug Monographs Reading Drug Monographs Once you have found a drug monograph Contraindications there are many ways to read it Dilution G 1 Find a drug monograph Dose Adjustments To leam how read Using the Drugs Drug Lab Interactions Menu Using the Categori
12. TURE OR SALE OF THE BOOKMAN PRODUCT THIS LICENSE OR ANY OBLIGATION RESULTING THEREFROM OR THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE BOOKMAN PRODUCT UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY WHETHER BREACH OF CONTRACT TORT STRICT LIABILITY OR ANY OTHER CAUSE OF ACTION OR PROCEEDING WHICH DAMAGES SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO LOST PROFITS DAMAGES TO PROPERTY OR PERSONAL INJURY BUT ONLY TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW FRANKLIN S ENTIRE LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM OR LOSS DAMAGE OR EXPENSE FROM ANY SUCH CAUSE SHALL IN NO EVENT EXCEED THE PRICE PAID FOR THE BOOKMAN PRODUCT THIS CLAUSE SHALL SURVIVE FAILURE OF AN EXCLUSIVE REMEDY This license and warranty is governed by the laws of the United States and the State of New Jersey Index 2 key 11 14 Abbreviations appendix full listing 19 looking up in text 16 Adding bookmarks 17 Arrow keys 9 Asterisk finding words 14 Auto resume 8 Automatic shutoff 9 Book cards installing 7 protecting 18 removing 7 Bookmarks BKM adding 17 deleting 17 deleting all at once 17 finding 17 Canadian drugs 10 Capital letters typing 13 Categories menu 11 Changing screen contrast 9 shutoff time 9 type size 9 Color keys key guide 5 understanding 6 using 8 Contrast changing 9 22 Copyrights 19 Correcting misspellings 14 Cross references XREF 16 Cursor moving 13 Deleting bookmarks 17 Demonstration viewing 9 Direction keys key guide 5 reading monographs 12 Drugs menu after a wo
13. Understanding the Tables The tables in this book are pre sented as bulleted text not as tabu lar rows and columns at the end of the appropriate monograph section Using Bookmarks Adding a Bookmark You can place up to ten bookmarks in the text of this book bookmark 1 When a monograph or other section is on the screen press Cust blue 2 Press to select Add bookmark Notice that a bookmark icon EEE has been added to the text Finding a Bookmark Once you have added bookmarks you can easily find them 1 Press Cust blue 2 Use LL to highlight a bookmark Bookmarks are listed by their mono graph or chapter titles in the order that you added them i e by Press CENIER to see the book marked text 17 Using Bookmarks Removing a Bookmark 1 Find a EEH in the text To learn how read Finding a Bookmark Press C usr blue To see the full title of a book mark press 27 Press CENIER to select Remove bookmark Or press to exit without re moving the bookmark N Removing All Your Bookmarks You can remove all your bookmarks at once by resetting your BOOK MAN when this book card is in stalled To learn how read Resetting Your BOOKMAN in the User s Guide that came with your BOOKMAN unit Warning Resetting your BOOK MAN may erase other information that you have entered in the built in book as well as in any other
14. book card 0000800000 Y Remember the color keys for book cards function as labelled on their cards not necessarily as labelled on the BOOKMAN keyboard Viewing a Demonstration Before you use this book you may want to see a brief demonstration First be certain that the book card is installed and selected Then follow these steps 1 Press 2 Use the arrow keys to highlight the Setup menu 3 Use JL to highlight View Demo 4 Press 5 To stop the demo press CEAR gt Help is Always at Hand You can view a help message at virtu ally any screen by pressing To exit help press CBACK To read a tutorial about this book highlight Tutorial on the Setup menu and then press CENTER gt Follow the Arrows The flashing arrows at the right of the screen show which arrow keys you can press to scroll through menus or view more text Changing the Settings Using the Setup menu you can adjust the type size shutoff time and screen contrast The shutoff time determines how long your BOOKMAN stays on if you forget to turn it off 1 Press CMENU 2 Use the arrow keys to high light Set Type Size Set Shutoff or Set Contrast on the Setup menu 3 Press CENIER 4 Use to select a new setting Or press to leave the set ting unchanged 5 Press CENIER to save the setting Looking up Drugs Looking up Drugs You can find
15. es Menu or Searching for Words Incompatible Yn Qo Indications and Usage Neonatal Infant Dose Pediatric Dose This is the start of the monograph Precautions QD for Urokinase Rate of Administration 2 Use the Direction keys Side Effects To Press Usual Dose D scroll line by line 4 To see your current location scroll page by page DN or UP in the monograph press page down green or G go to the next or previous section or 4r 3 Use the Quick keys go to this section Press 5 Press to return to the f monograph Actions 6 To go to the next or previous Antidote o monograph hold and Compatible With press DN or UP 12 Searching for Words Another way to find drug monographs is by entering drug names or other words at the Word Search screen 1 Press yellow The Word Search screen appears 2 Type your search word s For example type myocardial ischemia You do not need to type capitals To type a space press SPACE To type a hyphen hold and press lt To erase a letter press CBACK To move the cursor press or o 3 Press to search This is the location of the first oc currence or match of your search Searching for Words word s 4 Press CENIER to see the first match aca T T 4 See RIT H ae Le EGL Hold and use DN or UP to see the locations of t
16. es 13 14 Warranty U S only 21 Word searches by highlighting words 14 correcting misspellings 14 entering at the Word Search screen 13 expanding 15 finding parts of words 14 for parts of words 14 spelling correction 14 too common words 14 understanding 15 viewing matches 13 14 XREF icon 16 FRB 28081 00 PN 7201157 Rev 24 Frame Electronic Publishers www franklin com
17. expands the search to the next level and finds additional matches if any The number of matches found at a given search level may be less than at the previous level Reading Cross references Footnotes and Tables Throughout this book cross refer ences indicated by and foot notes indicated by appear Cross references take you directly to related material such as tables Foot notes contain explanatory or qualifying information 1 When you see a HE or in the text hold and press to highlight it dz ins If more than one GREE or rami appears on the screen continue holding and pressing until the HEA or Emm that you want is highlighted 2 Press CENTER separate TU ime tor urokinaze ar This is a sample cross reference 3 Press to go back to the highlighted icon Reading Cross references Footnotes and Tables 4 Press again to turn off 16 the highlight gt Looking up Abbreviations Here is a quick way to find the meaning of abbreviations except single letters when you are reading a drug monograph or other text First press CENTER to start the high ight and then use the arrow keys to highlight the abbreviation Next press CENIER to see its mean ing To return to the text and turn off the highlight press twice Note The meanings of all the abbre viations appear in the Appendix of this User s Guide gt
18. he next or previous matches Press Center to see a match Press MENU to see the mono graphs with matches listed on the Drugs menu DERE After a word search only those monographs and sections with matches are listed on the Drugs menu To view a match select a drug and then a section To clear your search and re turn to the Word Search screen press GEARCH Searching for Words If You Misspell a Search Word If you enter a misspelled word at the Word Search screen a list of correc tions appears Use to highlight a one and then press CENIER to search for it gt Searching for Parts of Words If you cannot remember the prefix suffix or other part of a word type an asterisk in place of the missing letters To type an asterisk hold and press Q2 For ex ample enter hypo at the Word Search screen Then highlight a match and press to search for it Words Too Common to Search for Some common words and medical terms such as the and physician would yield too many matches so you cannot search for them 14 Highlighting Search Words You can also search for a word by highlighting it in a drug monograph or other text 1 When a monograph or other text is on screen press CENIER Notice the highlight You can turn off the highlight by pressing CBACK 2 Use the arrow keys to high light another word
19. in stalled book cards Transferring Words Between Books This book can transfer words between certain other BOOKMAN books Transferring words is useful for ex ample if you want to look up words in other nursing books To transfer words to and from this book this book card must be installed in your BOOKMAN In addition the other in stalled book card s and or its built in book must be able to send or receive words To leam if a book can send or re ceive words read its User s Guide 1 Highlight a word in this book To highlight a word in the text press CENIER and then press the ar row keys Read Highlighting Search Words Hold and press CCARD Highlight the icon of another book Press CENTER The word that you highlighted ap pears in the other book If needed press to look up the word in the other book 18 Book Card Care Do not touch the metal con tacts on the book cards Caution Touching these electrical contacts with statically charged ob jects including your fingers could erase information entered in a book card or built in book Do not put excessive pressure on the book cards Do not expose the book cards to heat cold or liquids Copyrights Patents and Trademarks Appendix Key to Abbreviations Gahart s Intravenous Medications Model NIM 2072 Size 5 9 x 4 2 x 0 6 cm 1997 Franklin Electronic Publishe
20. onfidential and propriety information which you agree to take adequate steps to protect from unauthorized disclosure or use This license is effective until terminated This license terminates immediately without notice from FRANK LIN if you fail to comply with any provision of this license 1 Contents Preface 3 Key Guide 5 Introduction 7 Installing a Book Card 7 Selecting a Book 8 Using the Color Keys Leere 8 Viewing a Demonstration 9 Changing the Settings 9 Looking up Drugs ee eeeeeee eene nnn nnn 10 Finding Drugs by Category eere 11 Reading Drug Monographs 12 Searching for Words cecinere 13 Highlighting Search Words 14 Expanding Your Searches 15 Reading Cross references Footnotes and Tables 16 Using Bookmarks eere eere nennen nnne nenne nnn nnn 17 Transferring Words Between Books
21. pe capitals or punctuation CCARD Exits the book you re reading Clears all searches and high lights the Drugs menu ENER Selects a menu item starts a word search or starts the high light in text Displays help messages Highlights the Drugs menu BOOKMAN on or off SPACE At the Word Search screen types a space menu shows the full title of the highlighted item At the text shows its location same as SPEC Direction Keys edo Moves the cursor highlight or text PEN Pages up or down Pages down Key Combinations x 8ACK Goes to the top level of the Drugs menu from a lower level CARD Transfers a word between books From a highlighted item on the Drugs menu goes directly to the text At the text highlights a cross reference or bookmark N At a drug monograph goes or to the next or previous mono graph if any After a word search shows the location of the next or previous match Hold the first key while pressing the other key Key Guide Q P Types numbers 44 At the Word Search screen types a hyphen CCAP JL At a menu goes to the last or first item At a drug mono graph displays the next or previous section At the Word Search Screen types an asterisk to stand for a series charac ters or spaces in the search word s gt Understanding the Color Keys The color keys red green yellow and
22. r Inc Burlington NJ 08016 4907 U S A All rights reserved 1996 by Mosby Year Book Inc a Times Mirror Co All rights reserved BOOKMAN is a registered trademark of Franklin U S Patents 4 490 811 4 830 618 5 113 340 5 218 536 5 229 936 5 396 606 German Pats M9409743 7 and M9409744 5 Euro Patent 0136 379 Pat ents Pending ISBN 1 56712 381 3 This unit may change operating modes due to elec trostatic discharge Normal operation of this unit can be re established by pressing the reset key or by removing or replacing batteries less than more than 1 2 NS one half normal saline 0 4596 ACE angiotensin converting enzyme activated coagulation time AIDS acquired immune deficiency syndrome ALT SGPT alanine aminotransferase aPTT activated partial thromboplastin time AST SGOT aspartate aminotransferase BP blood pressure BUN blood urea nitrogen C celcius centigrade Ca calcium CBC complete blood count CHF congestive heart failure Cl chloride CNS central nervous system Co carbon dioxide CPK Creatine kinase CrCl creatinine clearance CSF cerebrospinal fluid C S culture and sensitivity CVP central venous pressure D10 NS 10 dextrose in normal saline D10W 10 dextrose in water D5 0 2S 5 dextrose in 0 2 saline D5 1 2NS 5 dextrose in one half normal sa line 0 45 D5 LR 5 dextrose in lactated Ringer s solution D5 NS 5
23. rd search 13 Canadian drugs 10 using 10 Electrostatic warning 19 Erasing typed letters 13 FCC Notice 19 Finding bookmarks 17 drugs using the Categories menu 11 using the Drugs menu 10 outline location of text 11 Footnotes FOOT 16 Function keys 5 Help messages 9 Highlighting abbreviations 16 categories 11 Index menu items 11 menu items 9 Index names on the Drugs menu 10 search words 14 words to transfer 18 Hyphens typing 13 Instruction label 7 Key combinations 5 Maple leaf icon 10 Misspellings correcting 14 Monographs finding by searching for words 13 using the Categories menu 11 using the Drugs menu 10 reading 12 sections 11 12 NEXT key 11 Numbers typing 10 Outline location viewing 11 Partial words in searches 14 Patents 19 PREV key 11 Quick keys key guide 6 reading monographs 12 Reading cross references 16 footnotes 16 monographs 12 tables 16 Resetting BOOKMAN 17 Resume feature 8 Screen contrast 9 Searches correcting misspellings 14 entering words 13 expanding 15 highlighting words in text 14 partial words 14 understanding 15 Searching expansions 15 for parts of words 14 understanding expansions 15 Setup menu 9 Shutoff time 9 Spelling correction 14 Tables reading 16 understanding 16 Trademarks 19 Type size 9 Typing asterisks 14 capital letters 10 13 hyphens 13 numbers 10 Viewing cross references 16 demonstration 9 23 Index help messages 9 word search match
24. ropriate reaction is a con stant threat that can easily become a frightening reality It will be the nurse who must initiate emergency mea sures should adverse effects occur This is an awesome responsibility If after reviewing the information in n travenous Medications you have any questions about any order you are given clarify it with the physician con sult with the pharmacist or consult your supervisor The circumstances will determine whom you approach first If the physician thinks it is impera tive to carry out an order even though you have unanswered questions or concerns never hesitate to request that the physician administer the drug drug combination or dose himself or herself In this era of constant change the physician should be very willing to supply you your supervisor and or the pharmacist with current studies documenting the validity and appropri ateness of orders All information presented in this prod uct is pertinent only to the intravenous use of the drug and not necessarily to intramuscular subcutaneous oral or other means of administration Betsy L Gahart Adrienne R Nazareno Key Guide Color Keys red Expands a word search green Shows the location of the text that you re reading yellow Goes to the Word Search screen blue Lets you add find or re move a bookmark Function Keys Erases typed letters or backs up to the previous screen Shifts keys to ty
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