Davis’s Drug Guide for Nurses 5.4.4

Davis’s Drug Guide for Nurses® (DrugGuide™) is a comprehensive and reliable resource that provides nurses with the necessary information to administer medications safely. It features well-organized monographs for hundreds of generic and thousands of trade-name drugs, ensuring convenience and accuracy. With one year of online access included, this app offers a complete drug database and essential tools to support healthcare professionals in their daily practice.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Efficiently search through the 5,000-drug database and appendices.
• Access extensively cross-referenced drugs to enhance your knowledge.
• Stay up to date with FDA drug news.
• Benefit from audio pronunciations for nearly 890 generic drugs.
• Utilize over 700 built-in drug dosing calculation tools for seamless medication administration.

The app covers over 1,400 drug monographs, including:

• 5,000 trade and generic drugs, along with expanded coverage of herbal products.
• 150 drug classifications, covering both therapeutic and pharmacologic categories (if available).
• 500 commonly used combination drugs, specifying the dosage amount of the active generic ingredient.
• The most comprehensive life-span drug dosing considerations for adult, pediatric, and geriatric patients.

LIFE-SAVING GUIDANCE ... AT A GLANCE

This app provides essential guidance for patient safety, making it the #1 Drug Guide for nurses. It offers more High Alert Coverage and Patient Safety Information than any other drug guide. Key features include:

• Highlights of High Alert Medications to identify drugs with high risks for patient injury.
• Caution statements for "Do not confuse with" and "Do not crush, break, or chew" to promote safe practice.
• Information on preventing administration errors, detecting dosing and dispensing errors, and identifying and preventing adverse drug reactions (ADRs).
• Guidance on safe administration of medication through all routes, including signs and symptoms of toxicity and overdose, handling tips, and patient education for safe medication use at home.
• In-depth coverage of high alert medications and patient safety.
• Red, capitalized letters to highlight life-threatening side effects.
• REMS (Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies) icon for quick identification of associated risks.
• Information on drug-drug, drug-food, and drug-natural product interactions.

The app also offers special considerations for different patient populations:

• Geri heading for older adults.
• OB and Lactation headings for pregnant and breastfeeding patients.
• Pedi heading for children.
• Rep heading for patients of reproductive age.

Additionally, the app provides in-depth guidance on IV administration, pharmacogenomic content, Canadian-specific content, patient and family teaching, and NDC (National Drug Code) for over 1,300 monographs.

The content in this app is licensed from the printed edition with ISBN:
ISBN 10: 1719646406
ISBN 13: 9781719646406

SUBSCRIPTION

To access the content and receive updates, a yearly auto-renewing subscription is required. The subscription is available for $38.99 per year. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account upon confirmation of purchase. The subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription and disable auto-renewal in your device's Settings under "iTunes & App Store." If you purchase a subscription, any unused portion of the free trial period will be forfeited, where applicable.

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Authors: April Hazard Vallerand ; Cynthia A. Sanoski

Publisher: F.A. Davis

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