The Vasopressor & Inotrope Handbook: A Practical Guide for Healthcare Professionals

Dive into the most complete nursing drug reference available with “Davis’s Drug Guide for Nurses” — essential reading for nursing students, registered nurses, advanced practice nurses, and any healthcare professional who needs accurate, nursing-focused drug information at the point of care.

What distinguishes Davis’s Drug Guide from general pharmacology references is its deliberate, consistent focus on nursing practice — every drug entry is written with the nursing process in mind, covering not just pharmacology and dosing but the nursing assessments required before and during administration, the patient teaching points every nurse needs to cover, the adverse effects to monitor for, and the high-alert medication considerations that make the difference between safe and unsafe practice. The guide covers thousands of brand-name and generic medications organised alphabetically for fast reference, with appendices covering IV compatibility, normal laboratory values, controlled substance schedules, and pharmacokinetic principles. Updated regularly to reflect new drug approvals, revised dosing guidelines, and emerging safety information, each edition ensures nurses are working with current clinical data.

Whether you are a nursing student on clinical placement, a registered nurse looking up an unfamiliar medication at the bedside, an advanced practice nurse managing complex medication regimens, or a nurse educator building curriculum around pharmacological safety, this guide is the one drug reference that belongs in every nurse’s clinical toolkit.