Nurse's Drug Handbook

McGraw-Hill Nurse’s Drug Handbook provides everything nurses must know to protect themselves and their patients when administering drugs. The Handbook delivers the evidence-base needed to safely administer more than 3,000 brand-name drugs and 1,000 generic drugs – along with important patient monitoring instructions specific to each drug. A comprehensive, quick-access drug guide focusing on patient safety – written specifically for nurses!

For the safest, most effective drug administration possible:

• FDA boxed warnings appear within each monograph
• Special icons point out hazardous and high-alert drugs
• Safety inserts explain how to handle hazardous drugs
• Full-color 32 page insert covers Safe Drug Administration
• Critical advice on treating adverse reactions
• A streamlined design puts important information at your fingertips

A search tool

Featuring various search options to help you find the words you need more easily, including:

• A quick search of words while you type
• A 'fuzzy filter' for when you are not sure of the correct spelling of a word
• A 'keyword' search for finding key words within phrasal verbs
• A wild card search facility which can replace a letter or a group of letters

A learning tool

The dictionary app includes a number of features which help you to expand your vocabulary further:

• A 'Favourites' feature allows you to create your own categories and lists of words
• Your last visited words are all saved in your 'History', so that you can quickly look back at recently checked words
• Discover a new word every day with the 'Daily' feature
• Ability to have dictionary Word of the Day as a widget on the device home screen
• See words in context with example sentences
• Online and offline modes supported; the offline mode allows you to download the whole dictionary and work independently from data connections

New Features in version 4.2

• New stylish design
• Ability to bookmark words and create favorites lists
• Two pane design for tablets
• Optimization for tablets with hardware keyboard