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PREFACE

Drug and clinical calculations are a significant part of modern nursing practice but performing them can cause unnecessary anxiety in many nurses.

This drug calculation book is written for student nurses at the start of their career and registered nurses who need a refresher. It is influenced by many years of teaching numeracy and drug calculation skills to undergraduate nurses in the classroom and practice setting, preparing them for online and traditional examinations and ultimately registration with the NMC.

The book aims to increase the reader’s skills and confidence in calculating drug doses, whether in preparation for clinical practice, drug calculation exams or as part of professional updating. This is achieved by an initial self-assessment of numeracy skills, followed by practical examples that explore the key principles, techniques and formulae needed to accurately calculate drug dosages. There are many opportunities to assess your progress throughout the book and comprehensive summary tests in the final chapter.

Neil Davison

October 2014