TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lapham, Robert
AU  - Agar, Heather
TI  - Drug calculations for Nurses: a step by step approach
SN  - 9780340810286
AV  - RS57 .L37 2003
PY  - 2003///
CY  - London
PB  - Hodder Arnold
KW  - Drug Dosage
KW  - Pharmaceutical arithmetic--problems exercise
KW  - Nursing--Mathematics--Problems
N1  - 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

N2  - 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
ER  -