Pearson Nurse's Drug Guide 2023

Pearson Nurse's Drug Guide 2023 helps clinicians administer drugs safely in any health care setting. Drugs are listed alphabetically by generic name and indexed by both generic and trade name, enabling quick, easy lookup. The guide also gives you clinical information for hundreds of drugs, including adverse reactions, interactions, side effects and impact on lab results. Drug monographs deliver the data you need about each drug to adjust diagnoses and interventions. Combine this with detailed administration guidance and dosage information across the lifespan and you have an all-in-one guide to safe, effective drug administration in nearly any medical setting.

About our authors

Kelly Shields is associate dean and an associate professor of pharmacy practice at Ohio Northern University's Raabe College of Pharmacy. She holds a doctor of pharmacy from Butler University and completed a fellowship in natural product information and research at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. She has practiced pharmacy in retail, community and academic settings and has worked as a freelance medical writer.

Kami Fox is the director and chair of and an associate professor in the Department of Nursing at Ohio Northern University. She holds BS and MS degrees in nursing from Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, and a DNP from the University of Toledo. She is a certified pediatric nurse practitioner in primary care.

Christina Liebrecht is an assistant professor of nursing at Ohio Northern University. She holds a BS in nursing and a doctorate in nursing practice from the University of Toledo, as well as an MS degree in nursing from Walden University. She has been in nursing education for nearly two decades with a focus on medical surgical nursing, fundamentals of nursing and community health nursing as well as the use of simulation to support student learning and safe practice. She continues to practice as a medical surgical nurse in the acute care setting.