Drug calculations for Nurses: a step by step approach/
Lapham, Robert
Drug calculations for Nurses: a step by step approach/ Robert Lapham and Heather Agar - Second Edition - London : Hodder Arnold, c2003 - viii, 232p. : ill(some col).; 20cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index
Preface How to use this book Drug Names 1. Pre-test 2. Basics 3. Units and equivalences 4. Dosage calculations 5. Percent and percentages 6. Moles and millimoles 7. Drug strengths or concentrations 8. Infusion rate calculations 9. Infusion devices 10. Interpretation of drug information 11. Paediatric dosage calculations 12. Revision test Appendices 1. Preparation of solutions (dilutions) 2. Preparation of powders 3. Body surface estimates 4. Weight conversion tables 5. Height conversion tables 6. Calculation of body mass index (BMI) 7. Estimation of renal function 8. Abbreviations used in prescriptions
A pocket-sized introductory guide to performing drug calculations accurately and confidently. Compiled by a pharmacist and a nurse, this book combines the theory of pharmacology with the implications for professional practice. It moves from explanations of the simple through to complex formulae relating to the many drugs used.
9780340810286
Drug Dosage
Pharmaceutical arithmetic--problems exercise
Nursing--Mathematics--Problems
RS57 / .L37 2003
Drug calculations for Nurses: a step by step approach/ Robert Lapham and Heather Agar - Second Edition - London : Hodder Arnold, c2003 - viii, 232p. : ill(some col).; 20cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index
Preface How to use this book Drug Names 1. Pre-test 2. Basics 3. Units and equivalences 4. Dosage calculations 5. Percent and percentages 6. Moles and millimoles 7. Drug strengths or concentrations 8. Infusion rate calculations 9. Infusion devices 10. Interpretation of drug information 11. Paediatric dosage calculations 12. Revision test Appendices 1. Preparation of solutions (dilutions) 2. Preparation of powders 3. Body surface estimates 4. Weight conversion tables 5. Height conversion tables 6. Calculation of body mass index (BMI) 7. Estimation of renal function 8. Abbreviations used in prescriptions
A pocket-sized introductory guide to performing drug calculations accurately and confidently. Compiled by a pharmacist and a nurse, this book combines the theory of pharmacology with the implications for professional practice. It moves from explanations of the simple through to complex formulae relating to the many drugs used.
9780340810286
Drug Dosage
Pharmaceutical arithmetic--problems exercise
Nursing--Mathematics--Problems
RS57 / .L37 2003