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Calculating Drug Doses Safely

A Handbook For Nurses and Midwives

  • 2nd Edition - June 30, 2010
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: George Downie, Jean Mackenzie, Arthur Williams
  • Language: English

This book is designed to help nurses make accurate drug calculations and improve patient safety. It is written in an accessible style to make learning as easy as possible. The… Read more

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This book is designed to help nurses make accurate drug calculations and improve patient safety. It is written in an accessible style to make learning as easy as possible. The simple, clear and friendly approach will be a major help to anyone who hates maths. Real examples from prescriptions and medicine labels are used to simulate actual practice and help make the link with the theory. The range of specialties covered makes the content relevant to all areas of nursing practice.

Key features

  • Real-life examples taken from prescriptions and medicine labels will help nurses to relate the mathematical theory to everyday clinical practice
  • Revision of the underlying arithmetic ensures a solid basis
  • A stepped approach allows readers to proceed at their own pace
  • More advanced material is included to suit a range of abilities

Table of contents

Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction: Why this book is needed

How to use this book

Pre-test

Section 1 What you require to do a drug calculation

1 Prescriptions, labels and SI units

2 Arithmetic

Questions on Section 1

Section 2 How to do a drug calculation

3 Drug calculations explained

4 Calculating oral and other non-parenteral doses

5 Calculating parenteral doses: small volume

6 Calculating parenteral doses: large volume

Questions on Section 2

Section 3 How to do a drug calculation in special situations

7 Calculating in obstetrics

8 Calculating in paediatrics

9 Calculations in liver disease and renal impairment

Supporting information

A Abbreviations

B Arithmetical signs

C Glossary

D Answers to section questions

E Answers to calculation exercises

F Post-test

G Answers to post-test

Index

Product details

  • Edition: 2
  • Latest edition
  • Published: June 30, 2010
  • Language: English

About the authors

GD

George Downie

Affiliations and expertise
Director of Pharmacy and Medicines Management, NHS Grampian, Aberdeen, UK

JM

Jean Mackenzie

Affiliations and expertise
Formerly Lecturer, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, UK

AW

Arthur Williams

Affiliations and expertise
Formerly Chief Administrative Pharmaceutical Officer, Grampian Orkney, Shetland and Tayside Health Boards, Aberdeen, UK