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Calculate the correct drug dosage every single time with help from this essential nursing guide
In the newly revised Second Edition of Calculation Skills for Nurses, author Claire Boyd delivers a practical and effective treatment of crucial nursing calculation abilities designed to instil confidence and competence in healthcare professionals.
Written for anyone working in the healthcare setting who requires mathematical assistance, the book is designed to teach the skills required by the Nursing and Midwifery Council Standards, Proficiency for Nursing Associates, Pre-registration Nursing Associate Programme, The Code-Professional Standards for Practice and Behaviour For Nurses, Midwives, and Nursing Associates, and the NMC Essential Skills Clusters.
This latest edition includes more practice activities, greater inclusivity, more test questions, more practice with budgets and data interpretation, and more online resources. You'll use a formula-based approach and gain the understanding necessary to know when to apply which formula and why.
The book also includes:
- A thorough grounding in basic math, preparing you for more complex areas of nursing calculation
- Comprehensive explorations of the information you need to know in the clinical arena, including working out drug dosages
- Practical discussions of the application of concepts to nursing practice, including different areas of healthcare and working with budgets
- In-depth knowledge and understanding of key areas, while being tested to consolidate your familiarity with the text
Calculation Skills for Nurses is perfect for practicing nurses and nursing students who seek to boost their confidence and competence in this core area of nursing.
An invaluable nursing handbook to increase your confidence with medicine management
In the newly revised Second Edition of Medicine Management Skills for Nurses, renowned nursing trainer Claire Boyd delivers a concise, pocket-sized companion to the subject of medicines management and drug administration that's perfect for student nurses, associate practitioners, and newly qualified registered nurses.
Part of the popular Student Survival Skills series, this edition includes tips, advice, and words of wisdom from nursing students written for people working through the nursing curriculum. It mirrors the standards set by the Nursing and Midwifery Council and contains interactive student activities throughout the book.
An ideal companion to the forthcoming Calculation Skills for Nurses, 2nd Edition, the latest edition of Medicine Management Skills for Nurses is packed with conversational, accessible guidance to help you understand and handle medicines with confidence and competence. It also includes:
- Thorough introductions to the general principles of drug administration and to pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic concepts
- Comprehensive explorations of oral drug administration and administration by injection
- Practical discussions of calculations for working out medicine dosages
- In-depth examinations of specific, commonly used drugs and individual medical conditions, as well as pain management
Ideal for pre-registration nursing students and nursing associates, the latest edition of Medicine Management Skills for Nurses is an indispensable resource for anyone seeking practical and student-centered advice for managing medicines in a clinical environment.
A practical handbook to boost your confidence with assessment techniques and key clinical skills when administering effective acute care
This helpful revision tool was developed to assist healthcare workers in the field of acute care, at a time when healthcare professionals have been under more pressure than ever before. In Acute Care for Nurses, readers will find:
- A revision of medicines management formulas, plus advanced formulas seen in a clinical setting, with chapters on sepsis and conflict resolution
- Assessment techniques and the individual components of the ABCDE assessment, covering vital signs clinical observation at a superficial level to more in-depth and clinical actions
- Higher skills, such as caring for the ventilated patient and fluid resuscitation in adults and children, and subcutaneous fluid hydration
- Critical care simulation and need-to-know medical abbreviations, plus three helpful appendices containing tool kits and charts
Acute Care for Nurses is a must-have resource for nursing students, including nursing associates, registered nurses and midwives, assistant practitioners and senior health care assistants, return to practice nurses, overseas nurses and anyone else requiring acute clinical skills and assessment techniques.
Reflective practice is increasingly being regarded as an essential tool for improving nursing practice, and since reflective practice is not always intuitive, there is an urgent need for an accessible guide for nurses wishing to incorporate best practices into their role.
Reflective Practice for Nurses meets this need and introduces the core concepts and principles of reflective practice. Designed for busy nursing professionals in want of a speedy overview and with jargon-free language, this is the easiest way to begin learning about reflective practice and how it can be used to support revalidation. It promises to become an indispensable tool for nursing students and professionals looking to turn the sometimes-fraught process of professional reflection into an asset to their practice.
Reflective Practice for Nurses readers will also find:
- An introduction to 14 different models of reflection
- Easy-to-read format for nurses in high-pressure professional situations
- Pocket-sized presentation for portability and use on-the-go
Reflective Practice for Nurses is essential for nursing students and practicing nurses looking to become more reflective and effective clinical practitioners.