Drug Calculations for Nurses - A Step-By-Step Approach

List of contents

Part I 1.Introduction 2.Basics 3.First Principles 4.Percent and Percentages 5.Units and Equivalences 6.Moles and Millimoles 7.Drug Strengths or Concentrations Part II 8.Dosage Calculations 9.Infusion Rate Calculations 10.Intravenous Therapy and Infusion Devices Part III 11.Action and Administration of Medicines 12.Adverse Drug Reactions 13.Drug Interactions 14.Children and Medicines 15.Older people and Medicines 16.Medicines- Pregnancy and Breastfeeding 17.Sources and Interpretation of Drug Information 18.Answers to Problem. Appendices

Summary

This new edition of Drug Calculations for Nurses teaches healthcare professionals how to perform drug calculations with confidence and competence. It provides step-by-step guidance to carry out accurate drug calculations, with units and drug strengths clearly explained.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Lapham, Robert (Clinical Pharmacist Lapham, Lapham Robert
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2021
• EAN: 9780367522353
• ISBN: 978-0-367-52235-3
• No. of pages: 402
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Nursing; MEDICAL / Health Care Delivery, MEDICAL / Reproductive Medicine & Technology, MEDICAL / Nursing / General, MEDICAL / Nursing / Fundamentals & Skills, MEDICAL / Allied Health Services / General, Nursing fundamentals and skills, Nursing fundamentals & skills, Nursing pharmacology