Davis’s Drug Guide for Nurses^®, Fourteenth Edition by April Hazard Vallerand PhD RN FAAN is a comprehensive resource designed to ensure medication safety across all stages of life. The book offers well-organized drug monographs for hundreds of generic and thousands of trade-name medications, making it an invaluable tool for nurses. Included are red tab indicators for high alert medications, detailed information on life-threatening side effects highlighted in red capital letters, and thorough coverage of drug-drug interactions, drug-food interactions, and drug-natural product interactions.

Special sections provide cautions related to pediatrics (Pedi), geriatrics (Geri), obstetrics (OB), and lactation. The guide also includes IV administration subheads and a REMS (Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies) icon, along with pharmacogenomic content for personalized care planning. For Canadian users, the book offers specific guidance relevant to their region.

Beyond its physical pages, this edition comes with free digital access: a one-year subscription to DrugGuide.com, powered by Unbound Medicine. This online resource provides over 1,100 monographs accessible from various devices including desktops, laptops, and mobile devices.

The book supports learning, care planning, and patient education with numerous tools available at DavisPlus. These include printable Nurse’s Med Deck-style drug monographs for care planning and patient education, an audio library of over 1,200 drug names, self-test tutorials, calculators for BMI, metric conversions, IV drip rates, dosage/kg, and temperature conversion (Fahrenheit/Celsius), as well as interactive case studies. Additional resources include flash cards, audio podcasts, video clips, and schematic brain illustrations.

For students, the book offers a robust online component with more than 1,100 drug monographs, an audio library, self-test tutorials, and calculators for various medical calculations. To access these resources, students can redeem a Plus Code found on the inside front cover of their printed text.

With its extensive content and comprehensive tools, Davis’s Drug Guide for Nurses^®, Fourteenth Edition is an essential reference for nurses seeking to enhance patient safety and care through accurate and up-to-date pharmacological information.