Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses, with Resource Kit CD-ROM (Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses) Reviews

• Most useful Nursing Drug Book Available

  
  By A2QL3AISOKZCX3 on 2000-03-09
  I have found this to be the most useful drug book on the market. The doctors at the hospital prefer to use my Davis' over the PDR. It's a quicker to find the pertinant info on any type of dosage for every type of patient.
  
  

• Best Drug Guide For Nurses

  
  By AO1MGMWU0C37W on 2002-07-30
  My pharmacology class required Davis's Drug Guide For Nurses. Being a cynic, I checked out all the other guides available at the time. Davis's is the BEST drug guide for students, new grads and long-time nurses. Nursing dx are included with every drug listed. Quick and simple to use. Cross-referenced by brand and generic names. OTC medications get the same treatment as prescription medications. Davis's also has listings for the most used herbals and excellent content to help guide the nurse in herbal-drug interactions. The best deal out there, I am buying my third copy of this excellent resource.
  
  

• Superb drug guide for nurses

  
  By A3SAU1A0IEYDNX on 2005-12-20
  You can't go wrong with this fantastic drug guide! It is listed under generic names but if you don't know the generic name you can look up in the index at the back of the book for the trade name. I had a nurse/lawyer professor for my first year care plans and she wanted it all. This book delivered it ALL: classification, pregnancy catagory, indications, mechanism of action, contraindications and precautions, adverse reactions and side effects, interactions, route and dosage, availability, nursing implications and even potential nursing diagnoses! Also implementation, patient/family teaching and evaluation. Wow! I've been very impressed. It came through for me so I didn't have to go out and buy another drug book which is saying something! Davis's Drug Guide has even more in the back of the book with many appendixes including: recent drug approvals, additional drugs, combination drugs and opthalmic meds all that include class, indications, adverse reactions and side effects, route and dosage and contraindications and warnings. Appendix E is about natural/herbal products which is as thorough as the drugs that make up the main part of this book. There are pictures of the intramuscular drug sites, formulas helpful for calculating doses, routine pediatric and adult immunizations, recommendations for the safe handling of hazardous drugs, schedules of controlled substances, food sources for specific nutrients (ie foods rich in K, Na, Ca, Fe, vit K, vit D, low Na, foods that acidify urine as well as foods that alkalizine urine), and insulin and insulin therapy. Also throughout the book there is plenty of red lettering amidst the black for high alert warnings where drug overdoses have occurred in the past. The organized, easily found references in this guide could save your client's lives. Just because a doctor orders it doesn't mean it is ok to give, as a nurse we have to look it up and know the safe dose and contraindications and more and this book has it all! Highly recommended! Good luck all future nurses!
  Soar!
  
  

• Keep this with you while administering meds to clients.

  
  By A11RL0EFGMJK8O on 2003-12-24
  I teach nursing, and this DAVIS Drug Guide for Nurses is a must-have for all my students as they learn how to professionally administer medications to their clients.
  All nurses should have a convenient system to use when the occasion arises that a nurse gives a medication that they are unfamilair with...I found that this DAVIS Guide is a quick and easy way to investigate the medication, it's indications, contraindications, nursing considerations and idiosyncrasies. Adverse reactions and normal dosing ranges are included for all medications .....
  There is also caution advised to prevent medication errors....near misses are always preferred over real errors any day. How the heart skips a beat whenever that happens!
  Nurses NEVER intend to make errors, and this book gives a cautionary tale in the beginning - to help professionals understand the grave seriousness of it all.
  It's never too late to buy an informative drug guide, and here I recommend this book to ALL --- professional or not.
  It's cruicial that all people who give medications or take them understand the actions of the medications comprehensively.
  The more one knows the more choices they posses.
  Before you pass the meds,
  pass the DAVIS Drug Guide!
  
  

• A Great Reference for non- Nurses

  
  By A140PM5RCTW5PZ on 2000-09-20
  As a home health care therapist, I have been searching for a drug reference book that was easy to use and provided good information I could share with my patients. After reviewing several options, Davis' book meet my needs perfectly. I have given it to my staff for comment and it was so well received that today I am ordering 10 copies for our department.
  
  
• An Excellent Reference for Paramedics
  By on 1999-07-31
  I am an Instructor of initial Paramedic programs for East Carolina University in Greenville North Carolina. This is the best reference that I have found. This text contains information not found in many similar references such as the half life of a drug and duration of onset. This information is of particular interest to the Paramedic. The individual drugs are easy to locate and the language is precise and free of the useless clutter found in many drug references.
  
  
• Registered Nurse
  By on 2002-09-07
  I work in ICU/CCU, and at times the ED. I especially like the syringe compability and IV compability guides. I have not found this information in other drug books for nurses. In an emergent situation, it is great to have one text which contains the information you NEED! Nurses in my unit will grab this book for reference (others are available), and so will the doctors. A Nurse Practioner referred this book to me, and I cannot thank her enough. I highly recommend Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses to all nurses, and student nurses. Paperback, 2002 edition review.
  
  
• Davis's Drug guide report from the field
  By A246EP0PDCFOWU on 2000-03-31
  Im currently a RN student and many of the students in my class including myself use this book. I've actually used 3 different brands but this book stands above all. It lets the reader know important points about the drugs and does not confuse as some of the other books have done w/elaborate terminology. Davis keeps it simple and its well designed. Software isn't bad as well but I find myself using the book more often when I look up the drugs.
  
  
• Great Drug Guide!
  By A27OATS4KR584J on 2003-11-19
  I am a 3rd semester nursing student and I absolutely love this drug guide. I have used others before, but this one is the best. It has the best IV drug administration info. It has side effects listed as the most life threatening in bold, and the most frequent in underlines. That makes it easy to wade through all of the possible side effects to the most likely and the most threatening that you may need to know for patient care and, of course, when getting quized by clinical instructors :) When my friends can't find a drug or a detail about administration they always ask for my book or my PDA (i have this version on my PDA also). This is the best drug book I have seen; it also has nursing diagnoses and great patient teaching instructions.
  
  
• I like the fact that this book includes IV administration .
  By on 1998-08-24
  As a nurse I choose Davis' Drug Guide because it has all the information I am looking for. I especially like the fact that it includes IV administration information and I don't need to buy another book with that information in it. This is the 3rd edition I have purchased.
  
  
• A great Nursing Process tool. Larger book is a plus!
  By AYWD3HEFV6HCJ on 1998-12-20
  The Davis's Drug Guide offer up-to-date info similar to other drug guides but the advantage is the larger but thinner book. This allows you to have the page open while writing up information. Other drug guides are nice and compact but are difficult to keep open on their own. The information needed by nurses is spelled out plainly with important information marked with bold or italic text.
  
  
• Getting out of date every day - Not a Mac CD
  By A1E59AHA1KB9LV on 2004-06-02
  I use this in nursing school and am finding a new edition is needed. Many new drugs commonly used are not in this eighth edition. I also am disappointed that they advertise the CD rom as Windows or Mac - clearly not usable in the Macintosh. :(
  
  
• Dated material
  By AODJ41IZ0FDXZ on 2005-07-20
  While I've long respected the Davis Drug Guide as a quality reference book, I am disappointed in Amazon.com for not indicating that this was a 2003 edition. As a nurse, I need up to date material. The Drug guide I was using was nearly as current as the this one I just purchased. This very deceptive practice makes me feel very cautious [...].
  
  
• a valuable guide for nurses
  By on 1999-06-06
  this book has proven itself to be invaluable in my practice. the only shortcoming is that it does not contain all drugs that you may encounter in the hospital. and that is not the fault of the publisher, new drugs are being added at such a fast rate that you just cant keep up. Im looking forward to the 7th ed.
  
  
• The best drug guide!
  By A1U8VXBCPGA63R on 2003-07-01
  I have used all the drug guides and this one is the most complete and easiest to use out of all of them. It is a little bigger than the others but it makes up with it with more simple language and more complete info. Along with the Taber's this book is a must for every nurse.
  
  
• Good text for referencing medications.
  By A3RME9P6AIIX9U on 2005-10-12
  So far I haven't found a medication that hasn't been in this text. Its a very well-organized guide and easy to navigate through as compared to some others on the market. It also includes photos of many popular medications on the market today which is very helpful. The only downside I've found is that the pages are pretty thin and easily tear.
  
  
• A Nurses Best Friend
  By A2SFG77K0TNZDH on 2006-09-01
  While working as an office RN I am often asked by a patient questions about the "new" medication they are on. This book provides the answers. It's easy to read, each drug is broken into quick to find sections and it is very up-to-date. Don't practice nursing without this book!
  
  
• Best Drug Ref Out There!
  By A293BV63RGRNIS on 2006-11-28
  I've used most of the other books out there because every floor at our hospital seems to have a different one... this book is by far the best. Easily organized by generic and trade names and very complete. The PDA version is just as good. Most other PDA versions fall short -- Davis's is the only PDA version I've seen that indexes by generic as well as trade name and it's far more complete than the other references. I strongly recommend doing your own research before you buy though --[...].
  
  
• This is the only drug book you will need
  By A2XT4OQROXBXQ5 on 2004-01-09
  I have bought four different drug books since I began nursing school ...I sold the other three after I started using this one.
  The disc is great for finding information for clinicals....and plan on keeping it after I graduate....well done!
  
  
• Useful and easy to read
  By A2FLY3UNY67C4S on 2005-09-20
  Easy to read and easy to carry around for nurses and nursing students. Plenty of colored pictures to help in identification.
  
  
• Drug Guides vs Drug Guides!
  By AUI3N3A5AYO3M on 2005-10-28
  I got this book when I started nursing school in 2003. This year (Fall 2005) as a senior, I wanted to get an updated drug guide, so I asked my Adult II instructor what she recommended, and purchased it. It was from another company, and was in shrink wrap, so I did not look at it before I purchased. The company is very reputable, but I found that the layout and content of the book not as extensive as Davis's. That was $35 down the tubes! I would like to see a newer editon of Davis's that covers the many new drugs. As soon as I do, I will purchase.
  
  
• Aces on the update!
  By A1GEVLR7UF4W1Z on 2006-11-07
  This update is aces! The added information on pregnancy/lactation safety came just in time (I had just started the L&D rotation). The Quick Look-up feature is very helpful! Overall, this Drug Guide is a MUST for nursing students and licensed nurses!
  
  
• Davis's Drugs Guide for Nurses 9th Editon
  By A19JK5QIUSWT6T on 2004-08-27
  I ordered my book from testbookbrokers and I got it in two days in excellent condition, Looks Brand New. Thanks!!!
  
  
• Great Resource for Nurses
  By A3NGFQ0DEI2SG7 on 2006-08-27
  This is one of the best drug guides I have found. It contains everything you need and then some. It also has a handy cd-rom with tons of information on it.
  
  
• Drug guide U DO NOT want to Miss!!!
  By A2RBQ8MXXK73BK on 2007-03-23
  I have the old edition and when she came with the new I had to get. This book is a must. Everything so easy to read, far better than Lippincotts drug book. It has the high alert s/s bolded in colour, the nursing assess clearly written not like some other books just give you a little info whereas the Davis list things that are prevalent. A tool that you can go without having to buy a new drug book every year. This is an investment you will be happy with!
  
  
• Davis Drug Guide for Nurse
  By A3MFNILDMUPM3C on 2004-08-19
  The book was in Great condition just like they said and arived very quickly!!!!!!!!!!!!
  
  
• Good Condition
  By APSB9QAWOAEE5 on 2005-12-13
  The book I received was in good condition. It had a minor crease on the cover were it had been opened. Overall I would buy from this seller again.
  
  
• Davis' Drug Guide
  By A60NIC40ZYL72 on 2006-08-26
  This book is very helpful. It has lots of drugs in it, and a lot of valuable info for planning patient care and ensuring there are no medication reactions.
  
  
• grreat
  By A3HTBJX1UM11PG on 2007-04-15
  a must have for nursing students. You will use this book well after school is finished. i even got a copy for my PDA. very easy to use
  
  
• Bad
  By ADZ1BC6T1VLHG on 2007-09-07
  I did not receive the book that I specifically ordered. I expected to receive the 10th edition of a drug book and instead received the 2nd edition with a week left before school started. Be careful with this book distributor.
  
  

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