Kerry Reid-Searl, Trudy Dwyer, Lorna Moxham

Maths and Medications

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Solving calculations in a busy environment can be tough and time consuming. This quick reference guide, featuring basic maths concepts and medication administration, will help students and practitioners take the problem out of problem solving.

Produktdetails

• Nursing and Health Survival Guides
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• 2 ed
• Seitenzahl: 74
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Juni 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 84mm x 139mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 48g
• ISBN-13: 9780273764465
• ISBN-10: 0273764462
• Artikelnr.: 36126648

Autorenporträt

Kerry Reid-Searl, Trudy Dwyer, Lorna Moxham, Jo Reid-Speirs, Ann Richards

Inhaltsangabe

INTRODUCTION MATHS REVISITED Mathematical symbols Order of operations
Number fact grids Time Hindu-Arabic and Roman numerals Fraction, decimal
and percentage conversions The base system The decimal point Measuring a
fluid balance chart Revisiting basic algorithms Working with fractions
Percentages Rounding The metric system some handy tables involving
measurement Intravenous fluid requirements Rule of nines formulas used in
nursing Calculating dosage using a formula applying drug calculations using
formulas Calculating oral medications Calculating parenteral medications
safe medication administration Categories of drugs What must be on a
prescription and administration record What makes a prescription valid What
is on a medication label Frequency and times of medication administration
Commonly used and understood abbreviations Other abbreviations Intravenous
fluids-what is on a fluid order Abbreviations for intravenous fluids
Intravenous fluids-drip rates for giving sets where 20 drops = 1 mL The
process of medication administration Medication administration guidelines
for students Preventing errors