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SAFETY FIRST WITH 'CURE & CARE'!
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. It's the #1 Drug Guide for patient safety.
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
Contents
How To Use Davis's Drug Guide For Nurses
Evidence-Based Practice And Pharmacotherapeutics
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
