Which Drug Book for a Nursing Student would you recommend?

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Hello Nurses,

Which drug book would you recommend to a nursing student? I am having trouble deciding on which book would be more helpful "Davis' Drug Guide for Nurses" or "Mosby's Nursing Drug Reference." What do you guys think?

Thank You.

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Mosbys is what I prefer. But frankly I would skip book and get micromedex app for the phone.

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Specializes in ED.

I'm wondering the same thing. Is a book worth it when you can just google?

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well i just found another book "Saunders Nursing Drug Handbook 2015" and that sounds like its much easier to understand than Davis.

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I like Epocrates.

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Specializes in Education, FP, LNC, Forensics, ED, OB.

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I have Mosby (book) & Micromedex (app). The app I use in the hospital, and I use the book for careplans and studying. I like the Mosby book a lot better because it's more detailed in my opinion.

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I just bought the Saunders Nursing Drug Handbook 2015, only because it was recommended by my school.

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I just bought the Saunders Nursing Drug Handbook 2015, only because it was recommended by my school.

Maybe I should see if my professor for pharmacology has one recommended for class.

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Maybe I should see if my professor for pharmacology has one recommended for class.

That's probably a good idea...mine was on our booklist under the recommended section.

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our bookstore doesn't have a drug book in the list of books for my nursing classes, and I really don't want to wait until Aug 24th when classes start because I have an amazon gift card balance I would like to use soon.

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