Prentice Hall Nurse's Drug Guide 2006

I like this book very much. It has more information than the other drug guides I have seen. It is in strict alphabetical order by generic name. I work in a busy ER and the other nurses seek out my book, which I buy new every year. I highly recommend this book.

Prentice Hall Drug Guide is by far, the BEST authority available for nurses currently. It beats the competition hands down because it simply contains all the pertinent information that nurses seek (and are not included in other drug guides.) For instance, I teach nursing and we were discussing the half-life of Dilantin. We searched through several of the other drug books, but no info. So, I gave the class a short break, walked out to my car to get the Prentice Hall out of my trunk and in 3 minutes, we were reading the information of the half - life of Dilantin, which incidentally, is 22 hours. This is extremely helpful type of information that Nurses need to know in order to grow their professional backgrounds. I love the organization of the book - it has a very comprehensive list of medications; the pages are neat and easy to read and I noticed that lots of other nursing schools are using it as well as thier resource. The only draw-back to owning the Prentice Hall book is that is it super - heavy in weight. It adds alot of heaviness to a student's already bursting sachel of books, but the pay-off is a great one. Get this book and become smarter than anyone else in the classroom, or if being competitively intelligent doesn't turn you on, then just stick to the lighter weight drug guides. This is the most excellent one out there - trust me.

This drug book has everything I need and I have stuck with this brand over the years because of it's ease in looking up various drugs. The online access disc that comes with it is nice, but you have to keep it in your drive in order for it to work. Whatever the computer lingo is: you can't download it to your computer. That would be a whole other program that you can purchase through them online.

Of all the nurses' guides I read, I find this one to be the easiest to navigate. The type is clear, and I can spot new entries without a problem. I purchase this guide yearly.

Wonderful reference -- has everything in it you ever wanted to know about a drug! Great resource!