Visit our FULL SITE to order Print or eTextbooks Medication Maths for Nurses and Midwives is an indispensable resource for all student nurses and beginning practitioners, or any nurse who needs to revise essential skills. Developed in response to classroom and clinical-based action research, this text presents clinically oriented dosage calculations. Dosage problems are presented with the associated visual aids used in the clinical field. The text’s design which includes learning objectives and ample practice opportunities encourages the reader to be self-directed and self-paced to achieve individual learning needs. References throughout the text are to medication products and equipment commonly in use in Australia and New Zealand with information about drugs conforming to the latest Australian and New Zealand standards.
Key features:
Scaffolded approach to learning (simple to complex)
Learning outcomes at beginning of each chapter and calculation revision modules at the end of each chapter
At a glance – what’s in the module
Clinical application examples throughout with drug error alert boxes to alert the users to specific “Do’s and Don’ts” associated with specific dosage calculations
Simulated drug labels reflecting the legislated standards across Australia and New Zealand
