Calculation of medication dosages practical strategies to ensure safety and accuracy

This text equips nurses with the decision making skills to ensure that medication dosages are calculated correctly and administered safely. The book integrates critical thinking and decision making into the dosage calculation process and uses a realistic case study approach, with photos of nurses, p...

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Main Authors: Boundy, Janice F. (Author), Stockert, Patricia A. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2008
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