Description
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPreface vii
Introduction ix
Acknowledgements xi
The 24-Hour Clock xii
1 Drug Administration: General Principles 1
2 Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics 23
3 Drugs and Medicines 41
4 Calculations For Working Out Dosages 63
5 Oral Drug Administration 79
6 Administration of Injections 97
7 Administration of Rectal And Vaginal Preparations 117
8 Administration of Topical Preparations 131
9 Administration of Inhalation Medications And Nebulisers 147
10 Administration of Intravenous Fluids 161
11 Administration of Intravenous Bolus Medications 179
12 Administration of Continuous Intravenous Infusions 193
13 Administration via Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy, Percutaneous Endoscopic Jejunostomy, Or Nasogastric Tube 201
14 Oxygen Therapy 215
15 Drugs and Specific Medical Conditions 233
16 Pain Management 245
17 Case Study 261
18 Knowledge Test 271
Answers to Activities, Questions, and ‘Test Your Knowledge’ 279
Appendix 1: Specific Competencies: Medicines Management 301
Appendix 2: A Typical Prescription Chart 307
Index 313
