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Drug Calculations for Nurses: A Step-by-Step Approach
Drug Calculations for Nurses: A Step-by-Step Approach
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Drug Calculations for Nurses is a comprehensive guide to performing drug calculations with confidence and competence. It provides step-by-step guidance, units, and drug strengths, and covers dosage calculations, IV infusion therapies, pharmacodynamics, and pharmacokinetics. It also includes new content on pregnancy, renal and liver function, and helpful worked examples, key points, and objectives. The companion website offers a comprehensive test bank and additional practice questions.
\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 402 pages
\n Publication date: 29 July 2021
\n Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
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This comprehensive and updated edition of Drug Calculations for Nurses is a valuable resource for healthcare professionals seeking to enhance their confidence and competence in drug calculation. Written in a clear and concise manner, the book provides step-by-step guidance to carry out accurate drug calculations, with units and drug strengths clearly explained. The text begins with the basic mathematical skills required for calculations, including tips on estimating answers. It then delves into drug strengths and concentrations, dosage calculations, IV infusion therapies, and pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics. Separate chapters focus on children, adults, and the elderly, addressing specific challenges encountered in these populations. New content has been added on pregnancy, renal and liver function, and more calculations for prescribing and patient-focused scenarios.
To enhance learning, helpful worked examples, key points, and objectives are included in each chapter. Additionally, this new edition features a comprehensive test bank on the companion website, www.drugcalcsnurses.co.uk. The test bank includes a pre-test to identify areas of strength and weakness, as well as revision tests to reinforce understanding. Additional practice questions are also provided for readers to test themselves on.
Designed for students and practitioners in nursing, midwifery, and allied health, this textbook aims to improve numeracy skills for clinical practice and provide a deeper understanding of the broader context for drug calculations. Whether you are a novice or an experienced healthcare professional, Drug Calculations for Nurses is an essential tool for enhancing your knowledge and proficiency in this critical area of healthcare.
\n Weight: 538g\n
Dimension: 128 x 195 x 28 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9780367522322\n
Edition number: 5 New edition\n
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