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Medical Pharmacology

Canadian Drug Guide for Nurses

by (author) April Hazard Vallerand & Cynthia A. Sanoski

Publisher
F. A. Davis Company
Initial publish date
May 2022
Category
Pharmacology
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781719646420
    Publish Date
    May 2022
    List Price
    $77.5

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Description

Perfect for this student nurse!“Seriously, I love this book. It has already helped me ace 2 assignments! Definitely a must-have for student nurses.—Amy L., Online Student Reviewer

SAFETY FIRST WITH ‘CURE & CARE'!

Davis's Canadian Drug Guide for Nurses®, Eighteenth Editiondelivers everything you need to administer medications safely across the lifespan—643 well-organized monographs encompassing hundreds of generic drugs and thousands of trade names. Its nursing-focused Cure & Care' approach explains what the drug does and describes what the nurse does and how the nursing process relates to the pharmacotherapeutics.

FREE DIGITAL ACCESS

An access code inside new, printed texts unlocks your one-year, FREE 1-year subscription toDrugGuide.com, Davis's Drug Guide Online, powered by Unbound Medicine, information on more than 5,000 trade names and generic drugs, as well as audio pronunciations and color photographs, all updated regularly.

LIFE-SAVING GUIDANCE AT A GLANCE

  • In-depth coverage of patient safety, red tab for high-alert medications, red, capitalized letters for life-threatening side effects, and REMS (Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies) icon
  • Special considerations for patient populations
  • Icon highlighting pharmacogenomic content
  • IV administration coverage
  • Patient and family teaching guidance
  • Canadian-specific content
  • Monographs 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 icon
  • A summary of the similarities and differences between pharmaceutical practices in the U.S. and Canada
  • Canadian educators and reviewers

FREE ONLINE LEARNING, CARE PLANNING & PATIENT EDUCATION TOOLS

  • Audio Pronunciation Library of 1,200+ drug names
  • Tutorials with self-tests, Preventing Medication Errors and Psychotropic Drugs
  • Calculators for body mass index (BMI), metric conversions, IV drip rates, dosage/KG and Fahrenheit/Celsius.
  • Interactive Case Studies, each followed by a series of questions
  • Eight audio podcasts covering must-know information, concepts, and considerations for safe drug administration
  • Video clips illustrating the safe administration of medications

About the authors

Contributor Notes

Director, PhD Program, Distinguished Professor, College of Nursing Alumni Endowed Professor, Wayne State University College of Nursing, Detroit, Michigan

Department Chair and Associate Professor Thomas Jefferson University Jefferson School of Pharmacy Philadelphia, Pennsylvania