pt. i. Mathematics. Basics -- Per cent and percentages -- Units and equivalences -- Drug strengths or concentrations -- pt. ii. Performing calculations. Dosage calculations -- Moles and millimoles -- Infusion rate calculations -- pt. iii. Administering medicines. Action and administration medicines -- Infusion devices -- Children and medicines -- The elderly and medicines -- Sources and interpretation of drug information -- Revision test -- Answers to problems set in chapters -- Appendices. Body surfaces area (BSA) estimates ; Weight conversion tables ; Height conversion tables ; Calculations of body mass index (BMI) ; Estimation of renal function ; Abbreviations used in prescriptions.
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This handy, introductory guide will enable nurses to perform drug calculations both confidently and competently. It includes worked examples, detailed explanations and graded exercises to promote easy learning.
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MIL
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261553
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Title
Drug calculations for nurses.
International Standard Book Number
9780340987339
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Nursing-- Mathematics, Problems, exercises, etc.
Pharmaceutical arithmetic, Problems, exercises, etc.