Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses Canadian Version
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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 lettersfor 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
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