Nursing Herbal Medicine Handbook for PDA

Offers information for more than 300 herbal remedies used by patients. This resource lists herbal alternative medicines alphabetically by popular name. It includes entries, which cover trade names, available forms, actions, components, uses, dosage and administration, adverse effects, interactions, cautions, and nursing considerations.

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"Nursing2004 Herbal Medicine Handbook for PDA" provides instant access to current, reliable information for more than 300 herbal remedies used by patients. Herbs and non-herbal alternative medicines are listed alphabetically by popular name, and entries are structured to help users locate information quickly. Each entry covers trade names, available forms, actions, components, uses, dosage and administration, adverse effects, interactions, cautions, nursing considerations, and patient teaching. Life-threatening adverse effects are highlighted in bold italics. Interactions are classified as herb-drug, herb-herb, herb-food, and herb-lifestyle. The appendices include supplemental vitamins and minerals, monitoring patients using herbs, and a listing of herbs by common uses. It is compatible with Palm OS, Windows CE, and Pocket PC handheld devices. This product works off memory cards. Palm requires 1.2 MB and pocket PC requires 2.4 MB.