Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses

Perfect for this student nurse!“Seriously, I love this book. It has already helped me ace 2 assignments! Definitely a must-have for student nurses.”—Amy L., Online Student Reviewer
 
SAFETY FIRST WITH ‘CURE & CARE’!
Davis’s Drug Guide for Nurses, Eighteenth Edition delivers everything you need to administer medications safely across the lifespan—643 well-organized monographs encompassing hundreds of generic drugs and thousands of trade names. Its nursing-focused Cure & Care’ approach explains what the drug does and describes what the nurse does and how the nursing process relates to the pharmacotherapeutics.
 
LIFE-SAVING GUIDANCE AT A GLANCE

• In-depth coverage of patient safety, red tab for high-alert medications, red, capitalized letters for life-threatening side effects, and REMS (Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies) icon
• Special considerations for patient populations
• Icon highlighting pharmacogenomic content
• IV administration coverage
• Patient and family teaching guidance
• Canadian-specific content identified with a maple leaf icon

 
FREE ONLINE LEARNING, CARE PLANNING & PATIENT EDUCATION TOOLS

• Audio Pronunciation Library of 1,200+ drug names
• Tutorials with self-tests, Preventing Medication Errors and Psychotropic Drugs
• Calculators for body mass index (BMI), metric conversions, IV drip rates, dosage/KG and Fahrenheit/Celsius.
• Interactive Case Studies, each followed by a series of questions
• Eight audio podcasts covering must-know information, concepts, and considerations for safe drug administration
• Video clips illustrating the safe administration of medications