Davis's Canadian Drug Guide for Nurses

SAFETY FIRST WITH ‘CURE & CARE’!Davis’s Canadian Drug Guide for Nurses, Eighteenth 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’ ‘Cure’ 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.BONUS! FREE DIGITAL ACCESSAn access code inside new, printed texts unlocks your one-year, FREE subscription to DrugGuide.com, Davis’s Drug Guide Online, powered by Unbound Medicine. You’ll have information on more than 5,000 trade names and generic drugs at your fingertips, as well as audio pronunciations and color photographs, all updated regularly.Search the complete database and appendices quickly and efficiently.Build your knowledge with extensively cross-referenced drugs.Listen to audio pronunciations and view color photographs of drugs.Stay current with content updates and FDA drug news.LIFE-SAVING GUIDANCE AT A GLANCE#1 Drug Guide for patient safetyRed tab for high alert medications, plus in-depth high alerts and patient safety coverageRed, capitalized letters for life-threatening side effectsREMS (Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies) iconDrug-drug, drug-food, drug-natural product interactionsSpecial considerations for patient populationsGeri 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 subheadsPharmacogenomic contentPatient and family teaching guidanceCanadian-specific contentMonographs on drugs approved for use in Canada that are not FDA-approved for use in the U.S.Additional Canadian trade names for many US-approved generic drugs, identified by a maple leaf iconA summary of the similarities and differences between pharmaceutical practices in the U.S. and CanadaCanadian educators and reviewersFREE ONLINE LEARNING, CARE PLANNING, AND PATIENT EDUCATION TOOLSAudio Library of 1,200+ drug namesTutorials with self-tests, Preventing Medication Errors and Psychotropic DrugsCalculators for body mass index (BMI), metric conversions, IV drip rates, dosage/KG and Fahrenheit/Celsius.Interactive Case Studies, brief, real-life scenarios, each followed by a series of questionsAudio podcasts on…Risk Evaluation Mitigation Systems (REMS), How to Use Davis’s Drug Guide for Nurses®,Detecting and Managing ADRs, Evidence-based Practice and Pharmacotherapeutics, Pharmacogenomics, Medication Errors, Special Dosing Considerations, Educating Patients about Safe Medication UseVideo clips illustrating the safe administration of medications