Anatomy, Physiology and Disease eBook + Nursing Student's Maths & Medications Survival Guide eBook

Bruce Colbert, Jeff Ankney, Karen Lee, Trudy Dwyer, Jo Reid-Speirs (Autoren)

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2019 | 4th edition
Pearson
978-1-4886-5810-5 (ISBN)

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Anatomy, Physiology, & Disease presents anatomy and physiology in the context of a journey to keep students engaged and interested. Features include an exciting chapter on biochemistry that helps students understand the relationship between chemistry and living organisms. 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.

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.

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Anatomy, Physiology and Disease

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
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Nursing Student's Maths & Medications Survival Guide

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 f

Erscheint lt. Verlag	22.2.2019
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch
Themenwelt	Studium ► 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik) ► Physiologie
ISBN-10	1-4886-5810-2 / 1488658102
ISBN-13	978-1-4886-5810-5 / 9781488658105
Zustand	Neuware