Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses

by Judith Hopfer Deglin, April Hazard Vallerand

This text is a comprehensive, contemporary and easy-to-use drug reference. The book features 4600 trade and generic drugs; and 50 monographs new to the edition, along with all the latest FDA information on new medications/warnings, dosage forms and unlabelled uses, life-span considerations and product withdrawals. IV information includes: dose; dilution; syringe/Y-site/additive/solution compatibility and incompatibility; rate; clinical precautions; direct IV; intermittent infusion; continuous infusion; life-span considerations; and IV compatibility and incompatibility. 475 commonly used combination drugs are completely updated and side effects organized by body systems with the most frequent problems underlined and life-threatening problems capitalized and set in a second colour for easy identification.

Genres: Nursing, Reference, Health, Textbooks, Medical, Medicine, Nonfiction

1257 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1988

Reviews

[Crystal Reese]

Necessary.
Great reference for protecting yourself/your family against drug interactions.
All I could ask for are photos of pills for identification purposes for those painful/sick days when you just want to be certain the pharmacist didn't give you the wrong thing.
Medical professionals are human too.

[Jolene]

This has always been my favorite nursing drug guide. It has info that several other drug books don't. I recommend this drug guide to all the students I precept. I keep this book in my locker @ work.

[Michelle]

We used this as one of our textbooks for drug references when I went through school to be a Medical Assistant. Very through and helpful. There are newer editions of this one available now and I highly recommend it for school and for personal use.

[Casey]

You never actually finish reading this book and if you say you did, you’re lying to yourself.

[Zuzu]

This book destroyed my will to live but I guess it helped me become a nurse. And so the vicious cycle continues.

[Santresa Harris]

I ordered this book for my class on October 22, 2018. and I still have yet to receive it. I have sent an email and still haven't from any one about my book.

[Audra Hirner]

the goat

[Efrain Guzman-Rosario]

An out of date Drug book is just as wrong as handing the wrong medication, with the wrong route, to the wrong patient, at the wrong time with the wrong documentation.

[Jill]

I like this drug guide a lot more than the others that I run into in clinial units.

[Melissa Beggs]

Same opinion as the Mosby drug guide. If you don't HAVE to read this, DON'T

[Sherri]

Also another nursing must have. Describes every and any medication in detail - what it's for, side effects, dosages etc. Helpful for work but I use it at home too!

[Kat(i)e]

I rely on this book before I put ANY medication in my body. For me, it is literally a life-saver!

[Mayur]

its always good book for nurses

[Jayendra Karsel]

nice

[Joey]

all i have to read these days seems to be nursing school related. blah.