by April Hazard
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.
 
BONUS! FREE DIGITAL ACCESS
An access code inside new, printed texts unlocks your one-year, FREE 1-year subscription to DrugGuide.com, Davis’s Drug Guide Online, powered by Unbound Medicine, information on more than 5,000 trade names and generic drugs, as well as audio pronunciations and color photographs, all updated regularly.
 
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