Based on real life scenarios, the Clinical Cases series presents quality case studies, complete with answers, to provide nursing students with an opportunity to explore scenarios they are likely to encounter in a variety of practice settings. Clinical Cases: Drug Calculations Case Studies can be used in conjunction with Havard's Nursing Guide to Drugs 9th edition as part of the suite of resources for undergraduate and Diploma of nursing students.
1. Front Matter - p. vi 2. Case Studies - p. xiv 3. General Adult - p. xiv 4. Case Study 1 Diabetes - p. 1 5. Case Study 2 Epilepsy - p. 11 6. Case Study 3 Gastrointestinal bleed - p. 18 7. Case Study 4 Anticoagulation - p. 25 8. General Paediatric - p. 31 9. Case Study 1 Managing acute asthma - p. 32 10. Case Study 2 Management of a child with gastroenteritis - p. 42 11. Case Study 3 Management of a neonate with bacterial meningitis - p. 52 12. Case Study 4 Management of a child with a urinary tract infection (UTI) - p. 64 13. Aged Care - p. 71 14. Case Study 1 Medication administration for the older person within a residential aged care facility - p. 72 15. Case Study 2 Medication administration for the older person in the community - p. 81 16. Case Study 3 Medication and the older person with dementia - p. 89 17. Case Study 4 Medication administration for the older person admitted to the acute care environment - p. 96 18. Palliative Care - p. 102 19. Case Study 1 Managing complex pain using opioids and adjuvant medications - p. 103 20. Case Study 2 Managing breathlessness and associated anxiety - p. 115 21. Case Study 3 Polypharmacy and end of life issues - p. 123 22. Case Study 4 Symptom management at end of life - p. 132 23. Midwifery - p. 138 24. Case Study 1 Induction of labour and group B streptococcus (GBS) - p. 139 25. Case Study 2 Elective lower segment caesarean section (LSCS) - p. 151 26. Case Study 3 Threatened preterm labour and urinary tract infections (UTIs) - p. 159 27. Case Study 4 Iron deficiency anaemia - p. 170 28. Answers and Rationales: General Adult - p. 177 29. General Adult Case Study 1: Diabetes - p. 178 30. General Adult Case Study 2: Epilepsy - p. 183 31. General Adult Case Study 3: Gastrointestinal bleed - p. 186 32. General Adult Case Study 4: Anticoagulation - p. 189 33. General Paediatric - p. 191 34. General Paediatric Case Study 1: Managing acute asthma - p. 192 35. General Paediatric Case Study 2: Management of a child with gastroenteritis - p. 195 36. General Paediatric Case Study 3: Management of a neonate with bacterial meningitis - p. 197 37. General Paediatric Case Study 4: Management of a child with a urinary tract infection (UTI) - p. 199 38. Aged Care - p. 201 39. Aged Care Case Study 1: Medication administration for the older person within a residential aged care facility - p. 202 40. Aged Care Case Study 2: Medication administration for the older person in the community - p. 206 41. Aged Care Case Study 3: Medication and the older person with dementia - p. 211 42. Aged Care Case Study 4: Medication administration for the older person admitted to the acute care environment - p. 216 43. Palliative Care - p. 220 44. Palliative Care Case Study 1: Managing complex pain using opioids and adjuvant medications - p. 221 45. Palliative Care Case Study 2: Managing breathlessness and associated anxiety - p. 224 46. Palliative Care Case Study 3: Polypharmacy and end of life issues - p. 227 47. Palliative Care Case Study 4: Symptom management at end of life - p. 230 48. Midwifery - p. 233 49. Midwifery Case Study 1: Induction of labour and group B streptococcus (GBS) - p. 234 50. Midwifery Case Study 2: Elective lower segment caesarean section (LSCS) - p. 238 51. Midwifery Case Study 3: Threatened preterm labour and urinary tract infections (UTIs) - p. 241 52. Midwifery Case Study 4: Iron deficiency anaemia - p. 243
Based on real life scenarios, the Clinical Cases series presents quality case studies, complete with answers, to provide nursing students with an opportunity to explore scenarios they are likely to encounter in a variety of practice settings. Clinical Cases: Drug Calculations Case Studies can be used in conjunction with Havard's Nursing Guide to Drugs 9th edition as part of the suite of resources for undergraduate and Diploma of nursing students.
1. Front Matter - p. vi 2. Case Studies - p. xiv 3. General Adult - p. xiv 4. Case Study 1 Diabetes - p. 1 5. Case Study 2 Epilepsy - p. 11 6. Case Study 3 Gastrointestinal bleed - p. 18 7. Case Study 4 Anticoagulation - p. 25 8. General Paediatric - p. 31 9. Case Study 1 Managing acute asthma - p. 32 10. Case Study 2 Management of a child with gastroenteritis - p. 42 11. Case Study 3 Management of a neonate with bacterial meningitis - p. 52 12. Case Study 4 Management of a child with a urinary tract infection (UTI) - p. 64 13. Aged Care - p. 71 14. Case Study 1 Medication administration for the older person within a residential aged care facility - p. 72 15. Case Study 2 Medication administration for the older person in the community - p. 81 16. Case Study 3 Medication and the older person with dementia - p. 89 17. Case Study 4 Medication administration for the older person admitted to the acute care environment - p. 96 18. Palliative Care - p. 102 19. Case Study 1 Managing complex pain using opioids and adjuvant medications - p. 103 20. Case Study 2 Managing breathlessness and associated anxiety - p. 115 21. Case Study 3 Polypharmacy and end of life issues - p. 123 22. Case Study 4 Symptom management at end of life - p. 132 23. Midwifery - p. 138 24. Case Study 1 Induction of labour and group B streptococcus (GBS) - p. 139 25. Case Study 2 Elective lower segment caesarean section (LSCS) - p. 151 26. Case Study 3 Threatened preterm labour and urinary tract infections (UTIs) - p. 159 27. Case Study 4 Iron deficiency anaemia - p. 170 28. Answers and Rationales: General Adult - p. 177 29. General Adult Case Study 1: Diabetes - p. 178 30. General Adult Case Study 2: Epilepsy - p. 183 31. General Adult Case Study 3: Gastrointestinal bleed - p. 186 32. General Adult Case Study 4: Anticoagulation - p. 189 33. General Paediatric - p. 191 34. General Paediatric Case Study 1: Managing acute asthma - p. 192 35. General Paediatric Case Study 2: Management of a child with gastroenteritis - p. 195 36. General Paediatric Case Study 3: Management of a neonate with bacterial meningitis - p. 197 37. General Paediatric Case Study 4: Management of a child with a urinary tract infection (UTI) - p. 199 38. Aged Care - p. 201 39. Aged Care Case Study 1: Medication administration for the older person within a residential aged care facility - p. 202 40. Aged Care Case Study 2: Medication administration for the older person in the community - p. 206 41. Aged Care Case Study 3: Medication and the older person with dementia - p. 211 42. Aged Care Case Study 4: Medication administration for the older person admitted to the acute care environment - p. 216 43. Palliative Care - p. 220 44. Palliative Care Case Study 1: Managing complex pain using opioids and adjuvant medications - p. 221 45. Palliative Care Case Study 2: Managing breathlessness and associated anxiety - p. 224 46. Palliative Care Case Study 3: Polypharmacy and end of life issues - p. 227 47. Palliative Care Case Study 4: Symptom management at end of life - p. 230 48. Midwifery - p. 233 49. Midwifery Case Study 1: Induction of labour and group B streptococcus (GBS) - p. 234 50. Midwifery Case Study 2: Elective lower segment caesarean section (LSCS) - p. 238 51. Midwifery Case Study 3: Threatened preterm labour and urinary tract infections (UTIs) - p. 241 52. Midwifery Case Study 4: Iron deficiency anaemia - p. 243
