Author: John D. Gatford
Edition: 8
Publisher: Churchill Livingstone
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0702044520
Nursing Calculations, 8e
This best-selling book enables nursing students to calculate drug doses accurately and quickly. Medical books Nursing Calculations, 8e. It begins with a diagnostic test to pinpoint any weaknesses in basic arithmetic and is followed by specific exercises to remedy them.
Examples are drawn from everyday clinical practice with graded exercises and answers. The content covers
- administering injections, tablets and mixtures
- intravenous infusions
- administering safe dosages to children.
Nursing Calculations is an essential aid to safe clinical practice for student nurses and those returning to the profession Medical books Havard's Nursing Guide to Drugs. Havard's Nursing Guide to Drugs 8e is an essential resource for all nursing students and practitioners. The information presented in this user-friendly guide can be accessed either by therapeutic class or by system. Each section is introduced by a clear description, followed by the AZ of drugs within the given therapeutic class. It includes the action, use and dosage of each drug as well as important nursing points and nursing cautions. This comprehensive guide includes both trade and generic drug names for the reader's ease of use. As with previous editions of Havard's Nursing Guide to Drugs each drug is independently reviewed with obsolete drugs being removed and new drugs added. Each existing drug is also independently examined so as to ensure that its use, doses, side effects, contraindication and precautions comply with that of the Therapeutic Goods Association (TGA). slotted lift out card contains calculation formulae and selected abbreviations pocket-sized format for greater portability systematic update of all drugs throughout the book available forms will be added to each drug entry new Appendix for Normal Blood Values will be included with the eighth edition
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Medical Book Nursing Calculations, 8e
It begins with a diagnostic test to pinpoint any weaknesses in basic arithmetic and is followed by specific exercises to remedy them.
Examples are drawn from everyday clinical practice with graded exercises and answers. The content covers
- administering injections, tablets and mixtures
- intravenous infusions
- administering safe dosages to children.
Nursing Calculations is an essential aid to safe clinical practice for student nurses and those returning to the profession.
A diagnostic test at the start allows readers to review their knowledge of maths and identify their weak points
Numerous exercises give plenty of practice in making drug calculations
Answers to questions aid self-study
Revision and summary exercises ensure that the reader fully understands the calculations
The nursing context and use of actual drug labels allows the application of theory to everyday practice
All medications reviewed and updated in accordance with current practice
Revised layout to avoid crowded pages
A portable laminated card placed inside the back cover with the key formulae that students need to remember
Additional exercises, labels and paediatric examples
Additional set of syringe diagrams
A new table of abbreviations and their meanings and explanation of the 24-hour clock
Addition of handwritten prescriptions to the medication label exercises to improve links to real-life practice
