Calculating Drug Doses Safely A Handbook for Nurses and Midwives

Name: Calculating Drug Doses Safely A Handbook for Nurses and Midwives
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ISBN: 9780443074608

ISBN-10: 0443074607

ISBN-13: 9780443074608

Edition: 2006

Authors: George Downie, Jean MacKenzie, Arthur Williams, Jean Mackenzie

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Developed in response to the increasing complexity of drug therapy, the need to avoid drug errors and to achieve patient safety and effective risk management measures. Appealing to both pre-registration students and registered nurses, this book will also be useful for nurses returning to practice.

Book details

List price: $21.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Publication date: 2/9/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English



Preface


Introduction: Why this book is needed



Methods of expressing strengths of medicines



Essential arithmetic



How to do a drug calculation



Calculating oral and other non-injectable doses



Calculating parenteral doses


Appendices



Abbreviations



Arithmetical signs



Glossary



Self-assessment



Answers to questions about labels



Answers to calculations



Answers to self-assessment


Index