Calculations for Veterinary Nurses (eBook)

Margaret C. Moore, Norman G. Palmer (Autoren)

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2008
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-0-470-68017-9 (ISBN)

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This handy pocket book will help veterinary nurses with all types of calculations. Numerous worked examples are included to develop the reader's confidence in carrying out the procedures involved. Each type of calculation has its own separate section in the book and the authors have used the simplest possible method in explaining each one. The book is structured in such a way that the reader can progress from a simple explanation of the arithmetic principles involved, to the application of these principles to essential veterinary calculations.

Qualified veterinary nurses and students alike will find this book an invaluable reference source, whether performing relevant veterinary calculations or studying for professional examinations.

Margaret C. Moore is the author of Calculations for Veterinary Nurses, published by Wiley.

Norman G. Palmer is the author of Calculations for Veterinary Nurses, published by Wiley.

Inhalt

CALCULATIONS FOR VETERINARY NURSES 1
Contents 7
Preface 9
Disclaimer 10
Common Abbreviations Used in Text 11
1. Units, Conversion Factors and Related Medical Abbreviations 13
2. Basic Principles 25
3. Changing the Concentration of a Solution 45
4. Calculating Energy Requirements 67
5. Dosages-OralRoute 73
6. Dosages - Injections 83
7. Rehydration of the Patient 94
8. Fluid Therapy - Rates of Administration 110
9. Anaesthetic Gases - Flow Rates 125
10. Radiography 139
11. Value Added Tax (VAT) 152
12. Examination Techniques 163
Index 168

Rezensionen

"every veterinary practice should keep a copy in its library, so that the practice nurses can remind themselves of how to work out calculations in their day-to-day work. This is a very readable book and one that I unreservedly recommend." Veterinary Nursing

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.4.2008
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete
• Themenwelt: Veterinärmedizin ► Allgemein ► Tiermedizinische Fachangestellte
• Schlagworte: arithmetic • Authors • Book • Calculation • calculations • confidence • Examples • Explanation • handy pocket • numerous • nurses • Pflege i. d. Veterinärmedizin • Pflege i. d. Veterinärmedizin • possible • Principles • Procedures • Progress • Reader • Readers • section • separate • Simple • simplest • Type • Types • Veterinärmedizin • Veterinärmedizin • Veterinary • Veterinary Medicine • Veterinary Nursing & Animal Care • Way
• ISBN-10: 0-470-68017-2 / 0470680172
• ISBN-13: 978-0-470-68017-9 / 9780470680179