Davis’s Drug Guide for Nurses®, Twentieth 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. Its nursing-focused ‘Cure & Care’ approach makes it the ideal resource for both student and practicing nurses by delivering exactly what they need to know to provide the very best care for their patients. ‘Cure’ explains what the drug does, while ‘Care’ describes what the nurse does and how the nursing process relates to the pharmacotherapeutics.

LIFE-SAVING GUIDANCE AT A GLANCE

• #1 Drug Guide for patient safety
  • Red tab for high alert medications, plus in-depth high alerts and patient safety coverage
  • Red, bold, capitalized letters for life-threatening side effects
  • REMS (Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies) icon
  • Drug-drug, drug-food, and drug-natural product interactions
  Special considerations for patient populations
  • Geri heading identifies special concerns for older adults, including the AGS Beers Criteria for Potentially
  • Inappropriate Medication Use in 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
• Maple leaf icon to identify Canadian-specific content
• Patient and family teaching guidance

• * Audio Library of 1,200+ drug names to help you pronounce important terms
• * Calculators for body mass index (BMI), metric conversions, IV drip rates, dosage/KG and Fahrenheit/Celsius
• * Appendix: Combination Drugs

REVIEWS

• Great for Nursing Students. “This book has helped me so many times in clinicals. It is very detailed and great quality. Highly recommend!”—Stephanie L.
• Keeping up. “A must have for all nurses. Gotta keep up with new meds.—Annette F.
• A must-have resource! “Amazing resource especially for nurses or nursing students! I thought I wouldn’t need one before I started nursing school and immediately ordered one!”—Laci P.
• Clear, organized, and reliable—great for nursing students and quick drug lookups. "A must-have for nursing students and professionals. It’s clear, well-organized, and easy to reference during clinicals or study sessions. The drug information is up-to-date and concise, and I appreciate how it includes nursing considerations for each medication. Definitely worth it—very helpful and reliable resource!—Dwayne M.
• Pharmacology Necessity “If you are in nursing school or healthcare, it will definitely be a help. Don’t trust Google and just get this book. Has def provided background information that my professors haven’t mentioned in lecture, wasn’t in the [text]book, but was a question on my homework or exams.”—Online Reviewer