Calculating Drug Doses Safely - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 2nd Edition
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- 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 ‘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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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