Author: Dr. William N Scott BSc PhD PGCET
Edition: First, UK Edition
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 1901831035
Dosage Calculations Made Incredibly Easy! (Incredibly Easy! Series®)
Numeracy skills are a high priority in education and practice. Medical books Dosage Calculations Made Incredibly Easy! . There is an increasing number of medication errors in the UK and, while many of these errors are of no consequence, a significant number are serious, and a few prove fatal. Many of these errors result from inaccuracies in dosage calculation.
This practical, entertaining book is a complete and clear guide to calculating drug dosages. The text covers basic maths (fractions, decimals, ratios, proportions and percentages), measurement systems and practical calculations Medical books Dosage Calculations Made Incredibly Easy: Uk Edition Scott, William/ Mcgrath, D. author deirdre mcgrath author william n scott format paperback language english publication year 01 08 2008 series incredibly easy series subject medicine subject 2 medical nursing ancillary services title dosage calculations made incredibly easy uk edition author scott william mcgrath deirdre publisher lippincott williams wilkins publication date sep 01 2008 pages 352 binding paperback isbn 1901831035 subject medical pharmacy description numeracy skills are a high priority in nursing education
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Medical Book Dosage Calculations Made Incredibly Easy!
There is an increasing number of medication errors in the UK and, while many of these errors are of no consequence, a significant number are serious, and a few prove fatal. Many of these errors result from inaccuracies in dosage calculation.
This practical, entertaining book is a complete and clear guide to calculating drug dosages. The text covers basic maths (fractions, decimals, ratios, proportions and percentages), measurement systems and practical calculations. There is vital information on recording drug administration, routes of administration, and reading drug labels, and preventing errors associated with each of these. The text promotes awareness of all of these issues through the use of realistic examples and self-test questions throughout.
Additional chapters cover paediatric, obstetric and critical care dosage calculations.
This text is for all degree and diploma nursing students who are mastering numeracy skills to ensure safe practice, and qualified nurses doing post-registration numeracy courses.
