Calculating Drug Doses Safely - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 2nd Edition
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Key Features
- 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
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New to This Edition
- 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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Contents
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
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Authors
George Downie, MSc, FRPharmS, F(Hon)CPP, Director of Pharmacy and Medicines Management, NHS Grampian, Aberdeen, UK, Jean Mackenzie, BA(Open), DipN(Lond), Formerly Lecturer, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, UK and Arthur Williams, OBE, FRPharmS, Formerly Chief Administrative Pharmaceutical Officer, Grampian Orkney, Shetland and Tayside Health Boards, Aberdeen, UK
