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Drug calculations for Nurses: a step by step approach/ Robert Lapham and Heather Agar

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Hodder Arnold, c2003Edition: Second EditionDescription: viii, 232p. : ill(some col).; 20cmISBN:
  • 9780340810286
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • RS57 .L37 2003
Contents:
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
Summary: 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.
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Books Books KMTC:ELDORET CAMPUS General Stacks Non-fiction RS57 .L37 2003 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available ELD/04808
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Books Books KMTC:MOMBASA CAMPUS General Stacks RS57 .L3 2003 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available MBS/7802
Books Books KMTC:PORT REITZ CAMPUS RS57.L34 2003 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available PTR5493

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.

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