Drug Calculations for Nurses: Context for Practice

ISBN-13: 9780230231610 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 272 str.

Kerri Wright

Opis

This innovative text uses a 'common sense' approach to introduce students to real-life medication problems. Featuring a range of exercises and assessments and supported by an interactive companion website, this is the perfect handbook for anyone seeking to improve their numeracy skills for medication administration.

Spis treści

Introduction PART I: DRUG CALCULATIONS IN CONTEXT Back to Basics! Calculating and Understanding Simple Medicine Dosages The Next Step! Medicines Expressed as Weight/Volume Strengths The Final Step! Calculations Involving Continuous Infusions PART II: PRACTICE AND ASSESSMENT Maths Fitness Programme – Practice, Practice, Practice How Much Have I Learnt? A chance to Evaluate your Learning Answers!.

O autorze

KERRI WRIGHT is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Acute and Continuing Care at the School of Health and Social Care, University of Greenwich, UK. Kerri teaches drug calculation skills to pre and post-registration nursing students. Her main interests are primary care, continuing care and district nursing. Her current research interests are in caring for the terminally ill from a district nurse's perspective, assessing and decision making.