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Nursing calculations & IV therapy for dummies (Record no. 41644)

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control field 1119114160
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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 1119114160
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Boyd, Claire
245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Nursing calculations & IV therapy for dummies
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc. West Sussex :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Wiley,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2016
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Introduction; Getting the lowdown on nursing calculations and IV therapy; It's about units, innit! The metric system of measurement; Making a point: fractions and decimals; Ordering parts with percentages, averages and ratios; Making sense of moles and solution concentrates; Administering drugs accurately and safely; Measuring important vital signs; Sorting out medication dosages; Making out the make-up of pills; Keeping up to scratch on injections; Comprehending blood tests: venepuncture; Using advanced formulae; Monitoring patients for adverse reactions; Water, water everywhere! Looking at IV fluids; Discussing drips and drops: IV therapy; Round peg in a square hole: Getting drugs and fluids into the body; Administering blood components; Reducing infections and needle injuries; Checking for IV therapy complications; Meeting sister morphine: the poppy and pain management; 101 questions to test your IV therapy knowledge; 101 answers to the IV therapy questions; Ten tips for administering IV drugs safely; Ten useful drug-administration formulae; Ten key points when administering medication; Index
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. The fast and easy way to pass the Nursing Calculations test Is the maths behind the medicine making you maudlin over taking your Nursing Calculations test? You've come to the right place! Written by a nurse with countless hours of experience?and who trains other nurses every day?this plain–English, no–nonsense guide to nursing calculations and IV therapy makes it easier to come to grips with the numbers and formulas you'll encounter on the day of the exam?and in the field."
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Drug Administration
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Drugs
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Nursing
690 ## - LOCAL SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM (OCLC, RLIN)
Topical term or geographic name as entry element NURSING
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element DRUG ADMINISTRATION
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