Essential calculation skills for nurses, midwives and healthcare practitioners [[electronic resource] /] / Meriel Hutton

• Autore: Hutton Meriel
• Pubblicazione: Maidenhead, Berkshire, Eng., : Open University Press, c2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (167 p.)
• Disciplina: 510.2461073; 615.14
• Soggetto topico: Pharmaceutical arithmetic; Pharmacy - Weights and measures
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Front cover; Half title; Title page; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; Preface; Disclaimer; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1 Numbers in Healthcare Practice; Chapter 2 Manipulation of Numbersin Healthcare Practice; Chapter 3 Common Measurementsin Healthcare Practice; Chapter 4 Medications Safety:Tablets and Capsules; Chapter 5 Medications Safety:Liquid Medication andPrescriptions Based on Weight; Chapter 6 Medications Safety:Injections and IV Fluids; Chapter 7 Numeracy Skills in Fluid Balance; Chapter 8 Further Calculations; Back cover
• Sommario/riassunto: A guide to common numerical calculations found in healthcare practice. It features core clinical charts, prescription models, labels and diagrams. It covers calculations such as: decimals; fractions; percentages and ratios; and, ratios and proportion. It shows you how to calculate doses correctly for tablets, capsules, fluids and injections.
• Titolo autorizzato: Essential calculation skills for nurses, midwives and healthcare practitioners
• ISBN: 1-281-96466-2; 9786611964665; 0-335-23759-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910454554903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II