Ann Richards
Published: 2010-01-25
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This pack contains three Nursing & Health Survival Guides: Clinical Skills, Drugs in Use and Maths & Medications. The handy pocket sixed guides provide students with the essential information that they will need on placement, acting as a super quick reference guide to assist nursing and health students and those that are newly qualified.The laminated wipe down paper will be very useful for students on placement. Maths & Medications contains basic mathematical concepts, standard formulas, and essential information on safe medication administration. Clinical Skills has a clinical/practical focus and is easily accessible. The book contains important and common terminology such as standard abbreviations, basic drug calculations and standard CPR procedures. Drugs in Use contains information on common abbreviations, sites of drug administration, and a quick re-cap on how drugs work. The book also contains details of the main drug families used for treating the most frequently seen conditions on placement (for example, asthma, diabetes, and heart disease), it also covers overdoses and adverse drug reactions.