F.A. Davis Company

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Colorado

Science

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 "Tall 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 "real-life" scenarios
 * physician orders
 * rationales for correct and incorrect answers



UPDATED! Interactive Case Studies offer brief "real-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
 * "do not confuse with," "do 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.

Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses + Resource Kit CD-ROM

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Judith Hopfer Deglin

April Hazard Vallerand

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Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

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-- Free monthly updates available on the web at www.DrugGuide.com
-- The accompanying disk provides access to 500 drugs. Its features and capabilities include:
-- Access to drugs by generic or trade name at the click of a mouse
-- The ability for students to make customized med cards, by printing drugs out before seeing a patient and having the information available at their fingertips
-- Instant information on indications, actions, pharmacokinetics, contraindications, adverse reactions, interactions, route/dosage, availability, and nursing implications
-- Includes 100 new monographs, along with all the latest FDA information on new medications/warnings, dosage forms and unlabeled uses, life span considerations, and product withdrawals
-- New appendix on frequently used natural, herbal, and complementary therapies
-- Includes over 4,600 trade and generic drugs
-- New renal and hepatic impairment dosage alerts included where appropriate
-- Provides the most comprehensive patient/family teaching tips available
-- Availability costs for wholesale price of average drug therapy is highlighted in second color<

Davis' Drug Guide for Nurses

SAFETY FIRST! Davis''s Drug Guide for Nurses®, Sixteenth Edition delivers all of the information you need to administer medications safely across the lifespan--well-organized monographs for hundreds of generic and thousands of trade-name drugs. BONUS! FREE DIGITAL ACCESS www.DrugGuide.com Redeem the access code inside to unlock your one-year, free subscription to Davis''s Drug Guide Online, powered by Unbound Medicine. It''s accessible from your desktop, laptop, or any mobile device with a web browser 5,000-drug database and appendices Cross-referencing of drugs FDA drug news LIFE-SAVING GUIDANCE ... AT A GLANCE Red tab for high alert medications, plus in-depth high alert and patient safety coverage Red, capitalized letters for life-threatening side effects NEW! REP heading for use of drugs in males and females of reproductive age Drug-drug, drug-food, drug-natural product interactions Pedi, Geri, OB, and Lactation cautions IV administration subheads REMS (Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies) icon Pharmacogenomic content and icon Canadian-specific content Much more! LEARNING, CARE-PLANNING, AND PATIENT EDUCATION TOOLS Online at DavisPlus Pronunciation library for 1,200+ drug names Preventing med errors and psychotropic drug tutorials, each with a self-test Calculators for body mass index (BMI), metric conversions, IV drip rates, dosage/kg, and Fahrenheit/Celsius Interactive case studies, brief, real-life scenarios that are followed by a series of question Video clips illustrating the safe administration of medications Animations demonstrating the administration and absorption of oral drugs Reviews for Davis''s Drug Guide for Nurses, 15th Edition: Invaluable. "This... resource has been invaluable for my clinicals and pharm class."--CJ Bob Perfect for a nursing student. "I feel that I didn''t need my pharmacology book, and could have just used this. It''s organized and comprehensive, and for each drug has nursing implications with assessments, "potential" nursing diagnoses, teaching, and evaluations."--Amazon Reviewer This is your book. "If you want to know about drugs, this is your book. Very thorough and helpful with my nursing classes."--Michael Grewing. Use this every day! "The most helpful book ever created for Pharmacology! I use this every single day!"--C. Kelly A Must-Have. "An absolute must have. Great Book.--Rocco DeMario Hands down the best drug guide. "I am very pleased with this drug guide. I am in nursing school and this is the best drug guide hands down. I used other brands and I feel this is more organized and better to understand."--Carolina Cruz

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