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Medication administered via intramuscular injection is not subject to the first-pass metabolism effect which affects oral medications. Common sites for intramuscular injections include the deltoid muscle of the upper arm and the gluteal muscle of the buttock. In infants, the vastus lateralis muscle of the thigh is commonly used. The injection ...
The American Journal of Nursing (AJN) is a monthly [1] peer-reviewed nursing journal established in 1900. As of 2022 [update] the editor-in-chief is Carl Kirton [ 1 ] and it is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins .
Medicine is an open access peer-reviewed medical journal published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [1] an imprint of Wolters Kluwer. It was established in 1922. It was established in 1922. Of general medical journals still in publication since 1959, Medicine had the highest number of citations per paper between 1959 and 2009. [ 2 ]
The Journal of Addictions Nursing is a peer-reviewed nursing journal which publishes original articles on current research, issues, practices and innovations in the field of addictions, with focus on addictions nursing. It is the official journal of the International Nurses Society on Addictions. [1]
The merged company bought J. B. Lippincott & Co. of Philadelphia in 1990; it merged Lippincott with the Raven Press to form Lippincott-Raven in 1995. [2] In 1997 and 1998, Wolters Kluwer acquired Thomson Science (owner of the Current Opinion medical journals), and Plenum and merged the medical publications of each with Lippincott-Raven. [3]
Improved initiative in voicing concerns over medication delivery, risks, and dosages with a physician. [5] Improve trust between a patient and their provider through effective and clear communication. [5] Increased adherence – Effective communication and patient education increases patient motivation to adhere to treatments.
In 1984, Lippincott published the first nursing-specific journal, titled Journal Computers in Nursing, which is now known as Computers Informatics Nursing (CIN). [107] As of September 7, 2016, there are roughly 235 informatics journals listed in the National Library of Medicine (NLM) catalog of journals. [108]
The prescription symbol, ℞, as printed on the blister pack of a prescription drug. A prescription, often abbreviated ℞ or Rx, is a formal communication from physicians or other registered healthcare professionals to a pharmacist, authorizing them to dispense a specific prescription drug for a specific patient.