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Calculating Drug Doses Safely

A Handbook For Nurses and Midwives

  • 2 Edición - 30 de junio de 2010
  • Última edición
  • Autores: George Downie, Jean Mackenzie, Arthur Williams
  • Idioma: Inglés

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… Leer más

Descripción

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.

Puntos claves

  • 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

Índice

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

Detalles del producto

  • Edición: 2
  • Última edición
  • Publicado: 30 de junio de 2010
  • Idioma: Inglés

Sobre los autores

GD

George Downie

Afiliaciones y experiencia
Director of Pharmacy and Medicines Management, NHS Grampian, Aberdeen, UK

JM

Jean Mackenzie

Afiliaciones y experiencia
Formerly Lecturer, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, UK

AW

Arthur Williams

Afiliaciones y experiencia
Formerly Chief Administrative Pharmaceutical Officer, Grampian Orkney, Shetland and Tayside Health Boards, Aberdeen, UK