Dosage Calculations For Veterinary Nurses And Technicians

Description: This work presents everything the VN or VT needs to know about dosage calculations to ensure effective and safe clinical practice. This reader-friendly guide helps veterinary nurses and technicians use calculations to determine dosage rates, anaesthetic flow rates, radiography exposure rates, parenteral nutrition, and more. Self-assessment questions, examples, logos, clinical hints and tips clarify important concepts and ensure that readers master everything they need to know about calculations in their day-to-day clinical environment.


Contents: Forewords by Joy Howell & Margi Sirois Preface 1. Calculations involving fractions 2. Decimals & percentages 3. Scientific notation 4. Ratio & proportion 5. Dimensional analysis 6. Clinical applications of basic principles 7. Measurement systems 8. Oral medication 9. Parenteral medication 10. Clinical problems using dosage calculations 11. Solutions 12. Clinical problems using solutions 13. Intravenous fluids 14. Constant rate infusions 15. Dilutions 16. Clinical problems using dilutions 17. Anaesthesia & nutrition applications 18. Statistics & quality control