Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses Eighteenth Edition

Davis’s Drug Guide for Nurses®, 18th Edition

By April Hazard Vallerand and Cynthia A. Sanoski

The go-to drug reference guide for student nurses, clinical practice, and NCLEX success—trusted, nursing-focused, and safety-first.

A must-have for every nursing student and professional, Davis’s Drug Guide for Nurses® continues to lead the field with the most comprehensive and accessible resource on safe medication administration. Now in its Eighteenth Edition, this guide empowers nurses with everything they need to make informed clinical decisions, ensure patient safety, and confidently apply pharmacologic knowledge at the bedside and beyond.

“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

Key Features:

• Cure & Care™ Approach
• Nursing-focused framework explains what the drug does (cure) and what the nurse does (care).
• Integrates the nursing process with pharmacotherapeutics to strengthen critical thinking and clinical judgment.
• Comprehensive Drug Coverage
• 643 detailed drug monographs, covering thousands of generic and trade names.
• Organized alphabetically for ease of reference across the lifespan and all practice settings.
• Bonus: Free Digital Access
• Includes a FREE one-year subscription to DrugGuide.com, powered by Unbound Medicine.
• Access information on over 5,000 trade and generic drugs, plus:
• Audio pronunciations
• Color photographs of drugs
• Regular content updates
• Life-Saving Alerts and Visuals
• Red tab for high-alert medications
• LIFE-THREATENING SIDE EFFECTS IN RED CAPS
• REMS (Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies) icons
• Pharmacogenomic content icon
• Maple leaf icon to identify Canadian-specific content
• Clinical Application Tools
• IV administration guidance
• Patient and family teaching instructions
• Special considerations for diverse patient populations (pediatrics, geriatrics, etc.)