Nurse's Med Deck

SAFETY FIRST! NURSE’S MED DECK, SIXTEENTH EDITION, is the card deck version of the bestselling Davis’s Drug Guide for Nurses®, Sixteenth Edition. Like the book, it always puts safety first…emphasizing the information you need to know to administer medications safely…across the lifespan. Find information on over 200 generic drugs, organized alphabetically. Search the comprehensive index on the yellow cards by generic name, brand name, classification, or combination drug name. Locate profiles of major therapeutic classifications on the cards that directly follow the index. BONUS! FREE DIGITAL ACCESS www.DrugGuide.com Redeem the access code inside to unlock your one-year, free subscription to Davis’s Drug Guide Online, powered by Unbound Medicine. It’s accessible from your desktop, laptop, or any mobile device with a web browser 5,000-drug database and appendices Cross-referencing of drugs FDA drug news LIFE-SAVING GUIDANCE ... AT A GLANCE Red tab for high alert medications, plus in-depth high alert and patient safety coverage Red, capitalized letters for life-threatening side effects NEW! REP heading for use of drugs in males and females of reproductive age Drug-drug, drug-food, drug-natural product interactions Pedi, Geri, OB, and Lactation cautions IV administration subheads REMS (Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies) icon Pharmacogenomic content and icon Canadian-specific content Much more! LEARNING, CARE-PLANNING, AND PATIENT EDUCATION TOOLS Online at DavisPlus Pronunciation library for 1,200+ drug names Preventing med errors and psychotropic drug tutorials, each with a self-test Calculators for body mass index (BMI), metric conversions, IV drip rates, dosage/kg, and Fahrenheit/Celsius Interactive case studies, brief, real-life scenarios that are followed by a series of question Video clips illustrating the safe administration of medications Animations demonstrating the administration and absorption of oral drugs

HOW TO USE NURSE’S MED DECK COMPREHENSIVE INDEX: GENERIC/TRADE/DRUG CLASSIFICATION CLASSIFICATION PROFILES DRUG CARDS APPENDICES Appendix A. Combination Drugs Appendix B. Equianalgesic Dosing Guidelines Appendix C. Formulas Helpful for Calculating Doses Bibliography