Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses Canadian Version - Softcover

Vallerand PhD RN FAAN, April Hazard; Sanoski BS PharmD FCCP BCPS, Cynthia A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0803657064 ISBN 13: 9780803657069

Publisher: F.A. Davis Company, 2016

Synopsis

SAFETY FIRST!

Davis’s Drug Guide for Nurses^® Canadian Version, Fifteenth 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.

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• 5,000-drug database and appendices


• Cross-referencing of drugs


• FDA drug news

 

LIFE-SAVING GUIDANCE ... AT A GLANCE

• Canadian-specific content 
  
  
  
  •  Monographs on drugs approved for use in Canada that are not FDA-approved for use in the US
  
  
  • Additional Canadian trade names for many US-approved generic drugs, identified by a maple leaf icon
  
  
  • A summary of the similarities and differences between pharmaceutical practices in the US and Canada
  
  
  • Special contributions by Holly G. Mansell, BSP, PharmD, Assistant Professor of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
  
  
  • Canadian Advisory Board of clinicians, educators, and students
  
  
  
  


• 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


• Much more!
  
  

LEARNING, CARE-PLANNING, AND PATIENT EDUCATION TOOLS

Online at DavisPlus (Redeem the Plus Code on the inside front cover of a new, printed text to access your DavisPlus resources.)

• Audio library for 1,200+ drug names


• Three 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


• Med-Deck-style cards


• Video clips illustrating the safe administration of medications


• Animations demonstrating the administration and absorption of oral drugs


• Schematic brain illustrations depicting the impact of certain DSM disorders and the effect of psychotropic medications on patients 

 

Reviews for Davis's Canadian Drug Guide for Nurses, 14th Edition:

 “Love the set-up on this guide-  I can easily find the medication I'm looking for. Excellent Nursing Implications included!"

– Karen C., Nursing Student

“Great resource! I love the extra informational pages at the end of the book- foods providing specific nutrients, herbal drug interactions, narcotic equivalents...the list goes on and on! I will definitely be purchasing each new edition, as this is an invaluable nursing tool!"

- Laura T., Nursing Student

About this title

About the Author

Vallerand, Assistant Professor, Wayne State University School of Nursing, Detroit, Michigan.

Edition details

• Publisher: F.A. Davis Company
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0803657064
• ISBN 13: 9780803657069
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 1488