Lapham, Robert
Drug Calculations for Nurses: A Step-by-Step Approach
- ISBN 13:
- 9780367522322
- author:
- Lapham, Robert
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Routledge
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2021
- Pages:
- 402
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.9 centimeters (0.45 kg
- Genre:
- Science, Medical, Nursing,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Drug calculations for nurses is a comprehensive guide to performing accurate calculations in clinical practice. This pocket-size book provides step-by-step guidance on basic mathematical skills, drug strengths and concentrations, and dosage calculations, as well as IV infusion therapies and pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics. The book covers specific challenges in children, adults, and the elderly, with new content on pregnancy and renal and liver function. It also includes worked examples, key points, and objectives in every chapter, as well as a companion website with a comprehensive test bank and additional practice questions. Designed for students and practitioners in nursing, midwifery, and allied health, this textbook helps improve numeracy skills for clinical practice and develop a broader understanding of the context for drug calculations.