Medications
A Guide for the Health Professions
2nd Edition
Published on 1. January 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
350 pages
978-0-8036-0378-3 (ISBN)
Description
Focusing on the skills and knowledge expected of the entry-level professional in the primary care ambulance setting, this competency-based book moves from simple skills to increasingly more complex ones. The text conveys how to administer medications safely and how to teach patients to.
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Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Pennsylvania
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
illustrations, index
Weight
845 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8036-0378-3 (9780803603783)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
The language of pharmacology - abbreviations, systems of measurement and conversions; the Controlled Substances Act and prescriptions; forms of medication and patient care applications; drug classifications and interactions; safety in drug therapy and patient care; measuring medications for administration; calculating dosages and solutions; routes of administration and injection techniques; drugs commonly administered or prescribed in the medical office. Appendices: 50 most commonly prescribed drugs; answers to written competencies, procedures and conversion drills.