Drug Calculations for Nurses
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Drug Calculations for Nurses

A step-by-step approach, Fourth Edition

  1. 334 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Drug Calculations for Nurses

A step-by-step approach, Fourth Edition

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The administration of drug treatments in hospitals has become increasingly complex. It sometimes involves potent drugs that may be fatal if administered incorrectly. The ability to perform drug calculations accurately is therefore paramount to prevent placing patients at risk.Drug Calculations for Nurses: A Step-by-Step Approach teaches healthcare

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Publisher
Routledge
Year
2015
ISBN
9781482248463
Edition
4
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Health Care Delivery

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Preface
  4. How to Use This book
  5. Before We Start
  6. Pre-Test
  7. PART I: Mathematics
  8. Chapter 1: Basic
  9. Chapter 2: First Principles
  10. Chapter 3: Percent and Percentages
  11. Chapter 4: Units and Equivalences
  12. Chapter 5: Moles and Millimoles
  13. Chapter 6: Drug Strengths or Concentrations
  14. PART II : Performing Calculations
  15. Chapter 7: Dosage Calculations
  16. Chapter 8: Infusion Rate Calculations
  17. PART III : Administering Medicines
  18. Chapter 9: Intravenous Therapy and Infusion Devices
  19. Chapter 10: Action and Administration of Medicines
  20. Chapter 11: Children and Medicines
  21. Chapter 12: The Elderly and Medicines
  22. Chapter 13: Sources and Interpretation
  23. Revision Test
  24. Answers to Problems
  25. Appendices
  26. Appendix 1: Body Surface Area (BSA) Estimates
  27. Appendix 2: Weight Conversion Tables
  28. Appendix 3: Height Conversion Tables
  29. Appendix 4: Calculation of Body Mass Index (BMI)
  30. Appendix 5: Estimation of Renal Function
  31. Appendix 6: Abbreviations Used in Prescriptions
  32. Index
  33. Back Cover