Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses

Safety 1st

The information nurses need€¦when, where, and how they need it!

Today€s most comprehensive nursing drug guide emphasizes safety 1st!

Davis€s Drug Guide for Nurses, Twelfth Edition always puts safety first€¦emphasizing the information nurses need to know to administer medications competently and safely€¦across the lifespan. Well-organized monographs for hundreds of generic and thousands of trade name drugs reflect the latest FDA approvals and changes.

The TWELFTH EDITION at a glance€¦

• NEW and UPDATED CONTENT


• NEW! Free, 1-year subscription to Drug Guide Online (DrugGuide.com) featuring over 1,500 complete drug monographs, the latest FDA approvals, and much more.


• NEW & UNIQUE! Pharmacogenomic content.


• UPDATED! Thoroughly reviewed, revised, and updated monographs.


• UPDATED! Evidence-based content related to pharmacotherapeutics.


• UPDATED! Full-color insert, including photographs of €œTall Man,€ high alert, and commonly seen drugs.


• NEW! Additional headings for special populations.


• EXPANDED! Herbal content.


• UPDATED! Cost information for 200 top drugs.


• UPDATED! Nursing diagnoses.


• UPDATED! FREE mobile download of 100 complete drug monographs.


• UPDATED & UNIQUE! Psychotropic Drugs Tutorial depicts the safe administration of psychotropic medication and includes monograph content for select psychotropic drugs and a multiple-choice self-test.


• UPDATED! Wound Care Tutorial provides a photographic overview of the different types of wounds and wound care products as well as a self-test, with answers and rationales.


• UPDATED! FREE, mobile download of 100 complete drug monographs.


• Well-structured and readable


• Organized by generic drug name, with an index that includes generic and trade names, classifications, combination drugs, and herbals.


• An engaging, easy-to-read style.

Safety 1st with Unique clinical and learning tools!

Resource Kit CD-ROM (Mac & PC Compatible)

This is not your ordinary drug guide CD-ROM! Completely revised and updated, Davis€s Drug Guide, Twelfth Edition CD-ROM is a complete Resource Kit with tools students and clinicians need to administer medications safety and competently.

UPDATED & UNIQUE! Preventing Medication Errors Tutorial provides€¦

• a medication safety review


• a self test with €œreal-life€ scenarios


• physician orders


• rationales for correct and incorrect answers


• UPDATED! Interactive Case Studies offer brief €œreal-life€ scenarios followed by a series of questions. Results can be printed or e-mailed.


• UPDATED! Drug Search Program offers easy access to nearly 700 drug monographs with audio pronunciations. (Copy, paste, and print each one.)


• NEW! Calculator for Body Mass Index (BMI) as well as calculators for metric conversions, IV drip rates, dosage/kg calculations, and Fahrenheit/Celsius.


• NEW! Audio Library for nearly 1,000 drug names from the Davis€s Drug Guide for Nurses database.


• Wound Care Clinical Sheet, pocket sized and printable, offers a quick review of pressure ulcer prevention strategies€¦
  
  
  
  • wound assessment
  
  
  • pressure ulcer stages and treatment
  
  
  • wound care products
  
  
  • more!
  
  
  
  


• NEW and ENHANCED CLINICAL and LEARNING TOOLS
  
  
  
  • NEW! Interactive Flash cards.
  
  
  • UPDATED! Case Studies.
  
  
  • NEW! Audio podcasts.
  
  
  • NEW! Calculator for Body Mass Index (BMI).
  
  
  
  


• NEW and ENHANCED TEACHING RESOURCES
  
  
  
  • NEW! Electronic Test Bank.
  
  
  • UPDATED! PowerPoint presentations.
  
  
  • UPDATED! Case Studies.
  
  
  • UPDATED! Classroom Activities.
  
  
  
  

SAFETY 1ST WITH ALL OF THE STRENGTHS THAT HAVE MADE IT THE DRUG GUIDE OF CHOICE YEAR AFTER YEAR!

• Nursing practice


• All 5 steps of the nursing process.


• The Joint Commission€s guidelines on pain management.


• Vulnerable patient populations across the lifespan in each monograph.


• Extensive coverage of IV administration,in both the Pharmacology and Nursing Implications sections, highlighted by special subheads, with specific information on€¦
  
  
  
  • dilution, concentration, and rate
  
  
  • clinical precautions
  
  
  • direct IV administration
  
  
  • intermittent or continuous infusions
  
  
  • lifespan considerations
  
  
  • IV compatibilities and incompatibilities
  
  
  
  


• Patient safety and preventing medication errors


• More high-alert coverage and patient safety information than any other drug guide.


• Life-threatening side effects€¦
  
  
  
  • most frequently encountered problems
  
  
  • €œdo not confuse with,€ €œdo not crush, break, or chew€ medications
  
  
  • how to avoid common errors, where appropriate.
  
  
  
  


• Drug-drug, drug-natural products, and drug-food interactions.


• How to administer medication safely by all routes, with information on€¦
  
  
  
  • preparation and mixture of oral meds
  
  
  • methods for parenteral administration, toxicity and signs of overdose
  
  
  • dosing considerations for patients with renal or hepatic impairment
  
  
  • much more!
  
  
  
  


• Thorough Patient and Family Teaching Guidelines.