Essential Calculations for Veterinary Nurses and Technicians

Lake, Terry; Green, Nicola

ISBN 10: 0702068071 / ISBN 13: 9780702068072

Editore: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2016

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Riassunto:

Learn to easily master the types of veterinary nursing calculations you will face on the job with Essential Calculations for Veterinary Nurses and Technicians, 3rd Edition. From basic arithmetic to dilutions and statistics, this useful text covers all aspects of calculations as applied to veterinary nursing. Readers will benefit from the text’s common sense approach to clinical situations, and complete the book knowing how to use calculations to determine dosage rates, anesthetic flow rates, radiography exposure rates, parenteral nutrition, and more. User-friendly features include simple language, detailed explanations, ample examples, and special author guidance so that content is easy to follow and understand. Plus, the text’s abundance of learning features — such as self-assessment questions, clinical hints, and tips — help clarify important concepts and ensure that you have mastered everything you need to make calculations in the day-to-day clinical environment.

• Self-test sections with clinical hints and tips
• ensure retention of core concepts.
• Mathematical explanations using veterinary terms presents all principles in a manner that directly pertains to the veterinary field.
• Comprehensive content covers everything from basic arithmetic to dilutions and statistics so users have everything needed to succeed in calculations for veterinary nursing and technology.
• Dimensional analysis bridge method removes the necessity of memorizing formulae and takes advantage of simplifying equations so that calculators are often unnecessary.

• NEW! Reviewed and updated drugs throughout the book
• provide dosage calculations that coincide with drugs currently used in the field for the most clinical relevance.
• NEW! Additional math problems housed on the Evolve companion website offer substantial additional practice.

Informazioni sull?autore: Margi Sirois is certified as both a veterinary technician & laboratory animal technician and has over 25 years of experience as a veterinary technician educator in both traditional and distance education programs. She is a past-president of the Association of Veterinary Technician Educators and the Kansas Veterinary Technician Association and co-founder and current president of the Academy of Veterinary Technician Specialists in Education

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Titolo: Essential Calculations for Veterinary Nurses...
Casa editrice: Butterworth-Heinemann
Data di pubblicazione: 2016
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: Good
Condizione sovraccoperta: No Jacket
Edizione: terza edizione