Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses,9781719650038

Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses

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Edition: 19th
ISBN13: 9781719650038
ISBN10: 1719650039
Format: Paperback w/ Access Code
Pub. Date: 2024-05-08
Publisher(s): F.A. Davis Company
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Summary

Nursing student must-have. “This is a must-have. Hands down the best book ever.”—Jennifer S.
 
SAFETY FIRST WITH ‘CURE & CARE’!
Davis’s Drug Guide for Nurses®, Nineteenth Edition delivers everything you need to administer medications safely across the lifespan—well-organized monographs encompassing hundreds of generic drugs and thousands of trade names. It’s the #1 Drug Guide for patient safety.
 
BONUS! FREE DIGITAL ACCESS
An access code inside new, printed texts unlocks a one-year, FREE subscription to DrugGuide.com, Davis’s Drug Guide Online, powered by Unbound Medicine. You’ll have information on more than 5,000 trade names and generic drugs at your fingertips, as well as audio pronunciations and color photographs, all updated regularly.
 
LIFE-SAVING GUIDANCE AT A GLANCE
  • In depth coverage of patient safety, including a red tab for high alert medications, red, bold, capitalized letters for life-threatening side effects, a REMS (Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies) icon, and more
  • Special considerations for patient populations
  • IV administration subheads
  • Pharmacogenomic content
  • Maple leaf icon for Canadian-specific content
  • Patient and family teaching guidance
 
FREE ONLINE LEARNING, CARE PLANNING, AND PATIENT EDUCATION TOOLS
  • Audio 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
  • Video clips illustrating the safe administration of medications
 

Table of Contents

How To Use Davis’s Drug Guide For Nurses
Evidence-Based Practice And Pharmacotherapeutics: Implications For Nurses
Pharmacogenomics
Medication Errors: Improving Practices And Patient Safety
Detecting And Managing Adverse Drug Reactions
Overview Of Risk Evaluation And Mitigation Systems (Rems)
Special Dosing Considerations
The Cytochrome P450 System: What Is It And Why Should I Care?
Educating Patients About Safe Medication Use
Classifications
Drug Monographs In Alphabetical Order By Generic Name
Drugs Approved In Canada
Natural/Herbal Products
Medication Safety Tools

Appendices
A.Recent Drug Approvals
B.Ophthalmic Medications
C.Medication Administration Techniques
D.Administering Medications to Children
E.Formulas Helpful for Calculating Doses
F.Pediatric Dosage Calculations
G.Normal Values of Common Laboratory Tests
H.Controlled Substance Schedules
I.Equianalgesic Dosing Guidelines
J.Food Sources for Specific Nutrients
K.Insulins and Insulin Therapy
L.Differences in U.S. and Canadian Pharmaceutical Practices
M.Routine Pediatric and Adult Immunizations
N.Combination Drugs (Available online at FADavis.com)

Bibliography
Comprehensive Generic/Trade/Classifications Index

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