Essential Drug Dosage Calculations

Helping nursing students master the critical knowledge they will need to accurately prepare and administer safe medications, this text provides a concise method to help them develop competence in interpreting medication orders and calculating safe medication dosages.

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For Fundamentals of Nursing or separate Dosage Calculation courses in Nursing and the health professions. Can also be used as a self-paced independent learning module or within a planned course.

Helping nursing students master the critical knowledge they will need to accurately prepare and administer safe medications, this easy-to-follow text provides a clear, concise method to help them develop competence in interpreting medication orders and calculating safe medication dosages. Presenting a visually stimulating four-color design to enhance the overall learning process, it covers all essential areas, discusses some of today's most current technology (such as needleless systems of medication dispensing), and boosts comprehension with numerous practice problems and sample exams—complete with step-by-step, worked-out solutions.