RENT TEXTBOOKS

-NEW and UPDATED CONTENT

-NEW! Free, 1-year subscription to Drug Guide Online (DrugGuide.com) featuring over 1,500 complete drug monographs, the latest FDA approvals, and much more.

-UPDATED! Thoroughly reviewed, revised, and updated monographs.

-UPDATED! Evidence-based content related to pharmacotherapeutics.

-UPDATED! Full-color insert, including photographs of “Tall Man,” high alert, and commonly seen drugs.

-NEW! Additional headings for special populations.

-EXPANDED! Herbal content.

-UPDATED! Cost information for 200 top drugs.

-UPDATED! Nursing diagnoses.

Patient safety and preventing medication errors

-More high-alert coverage and patient safety information than any other drug guide.

-Life-threatening side effects…

--most frequently encountered problems

--“do not confuse with,” “do not crush, break, or chew” medications

--how to avoid common errors, where appropriate.

-Drug-drug, drug-natural products, and drug-food interactions.

-How to administer medication safely by all routes, with information on…

--preparation and mixture of oral meds

--methods for parenteral administration, toxicity and signs of overdose

--dosing considerations for patients with renal or hepatic impairment

--much more!

-Thorough Patient and Family Teaching Guidelines.

--Well-structured and readable

--Organized by generic drug name, with an index that includes generic and trade names, classifications, combination drugs, and herbals.

--An engaging, easy-to-read style.

Safety 1st with Unique clinical and learing tools!

-Online at DavisPlus (No fee. No password. No registration.)

A wealth of interactive activities, tools, and resources provide even more ways to ensure safety 1st.

-NEW! Interactive Flash cards present the generic name of a drug on one side, and the brand name(s) and therapeutic classification on the other.

-NEW! Audio podcasts feature information on how to use Davis’s Drug Guide for Nurses • evidence-based practice and pharmacotherapeutics • NEW! pharmacogenomics • medication errors • special dosing considerations • and educating patients.

-Animations demonstrate the administration and absorption of oral drugs and schematic brain illustrations depict the impact of certain DSM disorders and the effect of psychotropic medications on patients.

-Video Clips illustrate the safe administration of medications.

-Interactive Case Studies develop critical thinking skills through brief “real-life” scenarios followed by a series of questions with answers and rationales.

-Select Tutorials from the Resource Kit CD-ROM provide an evidence-based overview of safe and effective medication administration. (A multiple-choice self-test for each topic helps students assess their mastery.)

-And more!