Calculating Drug Doses Safely: A Handbook for Nurses and Midwives - Brossura

Downie, George; Mackenzie, Jean; Williams, Arthur

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0702031844 ISBN 13: 9780702031847

Casa editrice: Churchill Livingstone, 2010

Riassunto

This book is designed to help nurses make accurate drug calculations and improve patient safety. It is written in an accessible style to make learning as easy as possible. The simple, clear and friendly approach will be a major help to anyone who hates maths. Real examples from prescriptions and medicine labels are used to simulate actual practice and help make the link with the theory. The range of specialties covered makes the content relevant to all areas of nursing practice.

• Real-life examples taken from prescriptions and medicine labels will help nurses to relate the mathematical theory to everyday clinical practice
• Revision of the underlying arithmetic ensures a solid basis
• A stepped approach allows readers to proceed at their own pace
• More advanced material is included to suit a range of abilities

• New 'How to use this book' section
• More examples relating to renal, ITU, drug dosing, fluid balance and a wider range of examples
• Text restructured so less intimidating material is at the beginning e.g. molarity comes later
• Level of examples and exercises made clearer

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Contenuti

Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction: Why this book is needed 

How to use this book

Pre-test

Section 1 What you require to do a drug calculation

1 Prescriptions, labels and SI units

2 Arithmetic

Questions on Section 1

Section 2 How to do a drug calculation

3 Drug calculations explained 

4 Calculating oral and other non-parenteral doses 

5 Calculating parenteral doses: small volume 

6 Calculating parenteral doses: large volume 

Questions on Section 2

Section 3 How to do a drug calculation in special situations

7 Calculating in obstetrics

8 Calculating in paediatrics

9 Calculations in liver disease and renal impairment

Supporting information

A Abbreviations

B Arithmetical signs

C Glossary 

D Answers to section questions

E Answers to calculation exercises

F Post-test

G Answers to post-test

Index 

Product Description

Book by Downie George Mackenzie Jean Williams Arthur

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Churchill Livingstone
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0702031844
• ISBN 13: 9780702031847
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 204
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: Barbara Criscuolo; b.criscuolo@lswr.it; ; Via Spadolini, 7; Milano; 20141; Italia