03652nam 2200637 a 450 991013960980332120260106212529.00-7020-4891-7(CKB)2550000000045333(EBL)1722086(OCoLC)882773092(SSID)ssj0000539639(PQKBManifestationID)11324614(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000539639(PQKBWorkID)10571830(PQKB)10083754(MiAaPQ)EBC1722086(BIP)38774142(EXLCZ)99255000000004533320100825d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrNursing calculations /J.D. Gatford, N.M. Phillips8th ed.Edinburgh Elsevier20111 online resource (viii, 160 pages) illustrationsIncludes index.Print version: Gatford, J.D. Nursing calculations. 8th ed. Edinburgh ; New York : Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier, ©2011 9780702044526 0702044520 (DLC) 2010036548 A review of relevant calculations -- Dosages of oral medications -- Dosages of medications for injection -- Intravenous infusion -- Paediatric dosages -- Revision of nursing calculations -- Answers.This best-selling book enables nursing students to calculate drug doses accurately and quickly. It begins with a diagnostic test to pinpoint any weaknesses in basic arithmetic and is followed by specific exercises to remedy them. Examples are drawn from everyday clinical practice with graded exercises and answers. The content covers administering injections, tablets and mixtures intravenous infusions administering safe dosages to children. Nursing Calculations is an essential aid to safe clinical practice for student nurses and those returning to the profession. A diagnostic test at the start allows readers to review their knowledge of maths and identify their weak points Numerous exercises give plenty of practice in making drug calculations Answers to questions aid self-study Revision and summary exercises ensure that the reader fully understands the calculations The nursing context and use of actual drug labels allows the application of theory to everyday practice All medications reviewed and updated in accordance with current practice Revised layout to avoid crowded pages A portable laminated card placed inside the back cover with the key formulae that students need to remember Additional exercises, labels and paediatric examples Additional set of syringe diagrams A new table of abbreviations and their meanings and explanation of the 24-hour clock Addition of handwritten prescriptions to the medication label exercises to improve links to real-life practicePharmaceutical arithmeticNursingMathematicsDrugsDosageMathematicsPharmaceutical Preparationsadministration & dosage(DNLM)D004364Q000008Mathematics(DNLM)D008433Nurses Instruction.Pharmaceutical arithmetic.NursingMathematics.DrugsDosage.Mathematics.Pharmaceutical Preparationsadministration & dosage.Mathematics.615.1401513Gatford J. D.1226689Phillips N(Nicole)MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910139609803321Nursing calculations2848289UNINA