Davis's Canadian Drug Guide for Nurses 20th edition (twentieth edition)

About this book

Davis's Canadian Drug Guide for Nurses 20th edition by April Hazard Vallerand and Cynthia A. Sanoski gives nursing students and practicing nurses a medication focused reference built around safe drug administration and bedside decision making. The guide organizes drug information in a nursing friendly format so users can quickly review indications, dosing, contraindications, precautions, adverse reactions, interactions, implementation steps, monitoring needs, and patient teaching.

The 20th edition covers commonly prescribed and high risk medications used across adult, pediatric, maternal, mental health, critical care, and community settings. Entries emphasize Canadian drug names and practice context while also addressing administration routes, dose adjustments, laboratory monitoring, toxicity signs, nursing assessments, compatibility issues, and teaching points that directly affect patient safety.

This book is especially useful for Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Students, Registered Nursing Students, Registered Nurses (RNs), Practical Nursing Students, Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs), Nursing Students During Clinical Rotations, Pharmacology Students, Nurse Educators, and nurses working in medical surgical, pediatric, maternal, psychiatric, and community care. It is also useful when checking medication details before administration or reviewing unfamiliar drugs during clinical practice.

Nursing students, RNs, LPNs, clinical trainees, pharmacology students, and instructors can use this edition to verify medication doses, recognize adverse effects, review interactions, plan monitoring, and prepare accurate patient teaching. The 20th edition, 2026 is available as a searchable PDF enhanced digital version with instant access, so you can begin using it immediately for pharmacology coursework, clinical rotations, medication preparation, care planning, or day to day nursing practice.