Anatomy, Physiology and Disease + Nursing Student's Maths & Medications Survival Guide (4e)

This pack contains 1 copy of Nursing Student's Maths & Medications Survival Guide and 1 copy of Anatomy, Physiology and Disease.

Nursing Student's Maths & Medications Survival Guide

This unrivalled, quick-reference guide supports students in the calculation of drug dosage. As a support text, Reid-Searl’s Student's Maths & Medications Survival Guide assists students in the safe administration of medications in clinical settings.

The text can be used individually across students’ education and into early practice, or as a tool to complement a comprehensive text such as Bullock, Fundamentals of Pharmacology, Nursing Student’s Maths & Medications Survival Guide.

Updated, full-colour illustrations and photos provide real-world examples for learners. Incorporating the latest research and clinical information, updated features include Amazing Body Facts, Clinical Application, and Pharmacology Corners. Hands-on activities at the end of each chapter reinforce what students are learning while supporting curriculum standards.

• INTRODUCTION
• Maths revisited
• Mathematical symbols
• Order of operations
• Number fact grids
• Time
• Hindu Arabic and Roman numerals
• Medication safety
• Factor, decimal and percentage conversions
• Numbered figures/tables
• The base system
• The decimal point
• Measuring a fluid base 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 DOSAGES
• Calculating oral medications
• Calculating parenteral medications
• SAFE MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION
• Categories of drugs - schedules
• What must be on a medication chart
• What is in a medication order
• What makes a medication order valid
• What is on a medication label
• Steps the Registered Nurse must take for telephone orders of prescription drugs
• 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

• Chapter 1 Anatomy, Physiology and Disease: Learning the Language
• Chapter 2 The Human Body: Reading the Map
• Chapter 3 Biochemistry: The Basic Ingredients of Life
• Chapter 4 The Cells: The Raw Materials and Building Blocks
• Chapter 5 Tissues and Systems: The Inside Story
• Chapter 6 The Skeletal System: The Framework
• Chapter 7 The Muscular System: Movement for the Journey
• Chapter 8 The Integumentary System: The Protective Covering
• Chapter 9 The Nervous System: The Body’s Control Center
• Chapter 10 The Endocrine System: The Body’s Other Control Center
• Chapter 11 The Senses: The Sights and Sounds
• Chapter 12 The Cardiovascular System: Transport and Supply
• Chapter 13 The Respiratory System: It’s a Gas
• Chapter 14 The Lymphatic and Immune Systems: Your Defense Systems
• Chapter 15 The Gastrointestinal System: Fuel for the Trip
• Chapter 16 The Urinary System: Filtration and Fluid Balance
• Chapter 17 The Reproductive System: Replacement and Repair
• Chapter 18 Basic Diagnostic Tests: What Do the Tests Tell Us?
• Chapter 19 Anatomy and Physiology and the Scientific Method
• Chapter 20 The Journey’s End: Now What?
• Chapter 21 Health Care: Careers and Career Planning
• Appendix A: Medical Terminology , Word Parts, and Singular and Plural Endings
• Appendix B: Clinical Abbreviations and “Do Not Use” List
• Appendix C: Infectious Diseases and Their Pathogens
• Appendix D: Laboratory Reference Values
• Appendix E: Multisystem Effects of Various Diseases and Conditions
• Appendix F: Vitamins and Minerals: Sources, Function, and Effects of Deficiency and Toxicity
• Appendix G: Standard and Transmission-Based Precautions
• Glossary

• Used as a quick-reference guide, this text gives students the additional support needed to better apply drug dosage calculations in clinical settings.
• The text has been designed as a reference tool, meant to assist and support teachings across a range of undergraduate levels and into early practice.
• A practical understanding of basic mathematical principles is critical for nurses as the correct and safe administration of medication depends upon a nurse’s ability to both calculate doses and measure medications correctly.
• User-friendly layout and formulas make it easy to locate relevant information and calculate safe dosage.