Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses by April Hazard Vallerand

Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses

April Hazard Vallerand, Cynthia A. Sanoski

F. A. Davis Company · Print & ebook · May 21, 2020

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Who it’s for
Drug monographs pair medication details with safety guidance across patient populations.
Themes
Medication safety, Drug reference, Patient and family education
Genres
Drug Reference Guides, Nursing Pharmacology, Nursing Reference

About this book

#1 DRUG BOOK for Nursing Students!“This is the perfect drug book for nursing school!All the information on the meds is in-depth and all that you need to know.—Abby W. SAFETY FIRST! Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses®, Seventeenth Edition delivers all the information you need to administer medications safely across the lifespan—well-organized monographs for hundreds of generic and thousands of trade-name drugs.

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FREE DIGITAL ACCESS Redeem the access code to unlock your one-year, free subscription to DrugGuide.com, Davis's Drug Guide Online, powered by Unbound Medicine. You'll have access to more than 1,700 monographs from your desktop, laptop, or any mobile device with a web browser. - Search the complete 5,000-drug database and appendices quickly and efficiently. - Build your knowledge with extensively cross-referenced drugs. - Keep up to date with FDA drug news. LIFE-SAVING GUIDANCE ... AT A GLANCE - New!The AGS Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults - #1 Drug Guide for patient safety - Red tab for high alert medications,plusin-depth high alert and patient safety coverage - Red, capitalized letters for life-threatening side effects - REMS (Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies) icon - Drug-drug, drug-food, drug-natural product interactions - Special considerations for patient populations. - Geri heading identifies special concerns for older adults. - OB and Lact headings highlight information for pregnant and breastfeeding patients. - Pedi heading identifies concerns for children. - Rep heading identifies considerations for patients of reproductive age. - IV Administration subheads - Pharmacogenomic content - Canadian-specific content - In-depth guidance for patient and family teaching FREE LEARNING, CARE PLANNING, AND PATIENT EDUCATION TOOLS Online at FADavis.com - Audio Library of 1,200+ drug names help you pronounce important terms - Two tutorials, each with a self-test - Preventing Medication Errors - Psychotropic Drugs - Easy-to-Use Calculators - Body mass index (BMI) - Metric conversions - IV drip rates - Dosage/KG - Fahrenheit/Celsius - Interactive Case Studies - brief, real-life scenarios that are followed by a series of questions - Audio podcasts delivering information on... - Risk Evaluation Mitigation Systems (REMS) - How to use Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses® - Detecting and managing ADRs - Evidence-based practice and Pharmacotherapeutics - Pharmacogenomics - Medication errors - Special dosing considerations - Educating patients about Safe Medication Use - Video clips illustrating the safe administration of medications ONLINE REVIEWS OF THE 16TH EDITION OF DAVIS'S DRUG GUIDE FOR NURSES Five Stars.“I LOVE that this includes nursing interventions, patient teaching and an online access code. Highly recommend.—E.G.<BR&gt

Medication Safety Markers

Drug monographs pair medication details with safety guidance across patient populations.

Come here for

  • Monographs for generic and trade-name drugs
  • Guidance on drug interactions and high-alert medications

Expect

  • One-year access to DrugGuide.com
  • Online tools include calculators and tutorials

Where it sits

Drug Reference Guides90%
Nursing Pharmacology81%
Nursing Reference37%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Nursing Pharmacology
Authors
April Hazard Vallerand, Cynthia A. Sanoski
Publisher
F. A. Davis Company
Published
May 21, 2020
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Medication safety · Drug reference · Patient and family education
Reading lane
Nursing Pharmacology