Drug Calculations for Nurses: A Step-by-Step Approach 3rd Edition

Summary:
This best-selling pocket-sized book will help you to perform drug calculations with confidence and competence. 

The completely updated third edition includes community practice and primary care settings, and a whole new section on pharmacology and medicines to put drug calculations into context.

Starting with the basic mathematical skills required for calculations, including tips on using calculators and estimating answers, Drug Calculations for Nurses progresses to give you an understanding of basic pharmacokinetics and therapeutics. It also covers how drugs work in specific groups such as children and the elderly. The book takes you through step-by-step drug calculations with units and drug strengths clearly explained. Pre-test and a revision questions allow you to test and be confident in the skills you have acquired.

Key features:

- content updated in line with current practice
- examples and questions based on actual prescriptions
- real-life case studies reinforce important aspects of the administration of medicines
- learning objectives, tips, key points, and worked examples help you learn
- pre-test at the beginning to identify any problem areas
- revision test at the end to assess improvement and competency
- logical format, ideal for individual study or a handy reference

• All calculations independently checked for accuracy

• Examples and questions based on actual prescriptions

• Real-life case studies reinforce important aspects of the administration of medicines

• Learning objectives, tips, key points, and worked examples help you learn

• Pre-test at the beginning to identify any problem areas

• Revision test at the end to assess improvement and competency

• Logical format, ideal for individual study or a handy reference

Table of Contents:
Pre-test.
First principles.
PART I: Mathematics.
1. Basics.
2. Percent and percentages.
3. Units and equivalences.
4. Drug strengths or concentrations.
PART II: Performing calculations.
5. Dosage calculations.
6. Moles and millimoles.
7. Infusion rate calculations.
PART III: Administering medicines.
8. Action and administration of medicines.
9. Infusion devices.
10. Children and medicines.
11. The elderly and medicines.
12. Sources and interpretation of drug information.
Revision test.

About the Author(s):
Robert Lapham - Clinical Pharmacist
Heather Agar - Rheumatology Specialist Nurse

Readership:
Student nurses, newly qualified nurses and those returning to practice