AccordingtotheintroductionofSkyscapeMedpressoInc,Davis’sDrugGuide(2017)isaMedicalappontheAndroidplatform.Thereiscurrentlya2.3.4versionreleasedonSep19,2017,youcanseethedetailsbelow.
FREEVERSION:Includesdrugmonographswithpillimages,integrateddosingcalculatorsandaudiopronunciations.
ABOUTTHEDAVIS'SDRUGGUIDE
Davis’sDrugGuideforNurses®,FifteenthEditiondeliversalloftheinformationyouneedtoadministermedicationssafelyacrossthelifespan—well-organizedmonographsforhundredsofgenericandthousandsoftrade-namedrugs.Davis'sDrugGuideforNurses(DrugGuide™)setsnewstandardfornursingdrugreferencesbyincreasingitsfocusonsafepracticeandeffectivepatientcare.Thisappisbasedonthe15theditionwithadditionalfeatures,enhancedfunctionalityandongoingupdates.ISBN:978-0803657052
Authors:
AprilHazardVallerandPhD,RN,FAAN
CynthiaA.SanoskiBS,PharmD,FCCP,BCPS
withJudithHopferDelgin,PharmD.
Highlightsofthe15thedition:
-Audiopronunciationsforalmost890genericdrugs
-Over800built-indrugdosingcalculationtools
Simplyreviewadrug,calculatethedoseandadministerallinasinglestepwithoutneedingtoswitchtoaseparatedrugdosingprogram.
Comprehensivecoverageonover1,000drugmonographsincludingmorethan:
-NewFDAapprovalsandregularupdates
-5,000tradeandgenericdrugsaswellasexpandedcoverageofherbalproducts
-150drugclassifications,boththerapeuticandpharmacologic(ifavailable)
-500commonlyusedcombinationdrugs,includingthedosageamountoftheactivegenericingredient
-NEW!REPheadingforuseofdrugsinmalesandfemalesofreproductiveage
-Drug-drug,drug-food,drug-naturalproductinteractions
-IVadministrationsubheads
-REMS(RiskEvaluationandMitigationStrategies)icon
-Pharmacogenomiccontent
-Plusnewintegrateddosingcalculators-Now,withover800builtinweight-baseddrugdosingcalculationtools,simplyreviewadrug,calculatethedoseandadministerallinasinglestep.
Completelyupdatedwithexpandedcoverageonvulnerablepopulationsincluding:
-Newindicationsanddosingrecommendationsfortop100pediatricdrugs
-Mostcompletelife-spandrugdosingconsiderationsforadult,pediatric,geriatricpatients&lactationconsiderations
-Acompleteimmunizationschedule
-Specialtechniquesforadministeringmedicationstochildren
-Oralrehydrationsolutions
-Drugsandbreastfeeding
-Listofdrugsassociatedwithincreasednumberoffallsintheelderly
MoreHighAlertCoverageandPatientSafetyInformationthananyotherdrugguideincluding:
-SpecialhighlightstoidentifyHighAlertMedicationswithhighrisksforpatientinjuryandinformationthroughoutthemonographthatexplainwhatthenursecandotoensurepatientsafety
-"Donotconfusewith"and"Donotcrush,break,orchew"cautionstatementshighlightedtosupportsafepractice
-Informationonhowtopreventadministrationerrors,detectdosinganddispensingerrors,anddetectorpreventadversedrugreactions(ADR)s.
-Explanationsonhowtoadministermedicationsafelybyallroutes–includingsignsandsymptomsfortoxicityandoverdose,safehandlingtipsandhowtoeducatepatientsforsafemedicationuseinthehome
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