Math for Nurses

A reference to dosage calculations and drug administration. It contains a review of math skills, measurement systems, and drug calculations and preparations, including dimensional analysis. It includes practice problems, a chapter on drug calculations with drug labels, and a pullout card with basic equivalents and conversion factors.

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Now in its Fifth Edition, this compact, portable and easy-to-use pocket guide provides reference to dosage calculations and drug administration. Using a step-by-step approach, frequent examples are provided to illustrate problem-solving and practical application skills. This book contains a review of math skills, measurement systems, and drug calculations and preparations, including dimensional analysis. New features include practice problems, a chapter on drug calculations with drug labels, and a pullout card with basic equivalents, conversion factors, and math formulas. End of chapter reviews encourage reader practice. Details on special population considerations are given in the pediatric and geriatric chapters. This is a great undergraduate resource!