I.V. DRUG -- CONTENTS -- CONTRIBUTORS AND CONSULTANTS -- HOW TO USE NURSING I.V. DRUG HANDBOOK -- GUIDE TO ABBREVIATIONS -- I.V. Drugs, Solutions, and Blood Products Alphabetized entries -- APPENDICES AND INDEX -- RISKS OF CENTRAL I.V. THERAPY -- RISKS OF PERIPHERAL I.V. THERAPY -- THERAPEUTIC MONITORING GUIDELINES FOR I.V. DRUGS -- MAJOR ELECTROLYTE COMPONENTS OF I.V. SOLUTIONS -- PREVENTING AND TREATING EXTRAVASATION -- GUIDELINES FOR HANDLING CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC DRUGS -- CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY: ACRONYMS AND PROTOCOLS -- SELECTED DRUGS FOR CONSCIOUS SEDATION IN ADULTS -- DIALYZABLE DRUGS -- UNDERSTANDING CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE SCHEDULES -- RATING PREGNANCY RISK -- OSMOLALITY, OSMOLARITY, AND pH -- BLOOD TYPE COMPATIBILITY -- I.V. DRUG COMPATIBILITY -- INDEX.