Dosage Calculations and Basic Math for Nurses Demystified, Second Edition - Jim Keogh

Dosage Calculations and Basic Math for Nurses Demystified, Second Edition

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Buch | Softcover
272 Seiten
2015 | 2nd edition
McGraw-Hill Professional (Verlag)
978-0-07-184968-5 (ISBN)
29,90 inkl. MwSt
Written by a graduate nurse instructor and bestselling author, Dosage Calculations Demystified, Second Edition covers medication orders and medication labels and explains how to calculate doses using the formula method and the ratio-proportion method.
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The fun, fast, and easy way to learn basic math skills and how to accurately calculate dosages

Calculating the correct dose to administer to the patient can be very challenging – unless you follow the proven approach taught in Dosage Calculations and Basic Math for Nurses Demystified. Topics are presented in the in the order in which many nurses and nursing students need to learn them – starting with the basics and then gradually moving on the techniques used in our nation’s leading medical facilities. The 2nd Edition also includes 4 new chapters covering basic math skills essential for daily nursing practice, including equations, percentages, proportions, decimals, and fractions.

Written by a graduate nurse and top instructor, Dosage Calculations and Basic Math for Nurses Demystified consists of chapters that follow a time-tested formula that first explains techniques in an easy-to-understand style and then shows you how you can use it in a real-world healthcare environment. Hundreds of examples help you absorb the material, and NCLEX®-style practice questions reinforce learning.

This self-teaching guide offers:



Learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter
Tips for avoiding common errors when using MAR charting systems
Details on IV therapy
Coverage of how to calculate a pediatric, Heparin, and Dopamine dose
Three final exams
Measurements in SI units
Details on tube feeding
Overview of basic math skills needed by nurses for daily practice

Simple enough for a beginner, but challenging enough for an advance student, Dosage Calculations and Basic Math for Nurses Demystified is your key to learning these essential nursing skills.

Jim Keogh is on the faculty of Columbia University teaching courses in its technology certification program. He has spent 15 years developing computer systems for major Wall Street firms such as Salomen, Inc. and Bear Stearns and has written several best-selling books for Prentice Hall and IDG.

Part I: Dosage Calculations

Chapter 1: Medication Order and Medication

Chapter 2: The Formula Method

Chapter 3: The Ratio-Proportion Method

Chapter 4: Intravenous Calculations

Chapter 5: Calculating Pediatric Doses

Chapter 6: Calculating Heparin Dose

Chapter 7: Calculating Dopamine Dose

Chapter 8: Calculating Dose for Children Using Body Surface Area

Chapter 9: Enteral Tube Feeding

Part 2: Basic Math Skills

Chapter 10: Positive and Negative Numbers

Chapter 11: Fractions, Decimals, and Percentage

Chapter 12: Radios and Proportions

Chapter 13: Equations

Appendix A: Answering Tricky Questions

Appendix B: Quick Reference

Final Exam -- Part 1

Final Exam -- Part 2

Final Exam -- Part 3

Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag 16.6.2015
Zusatzinfo 15 Illustrations
Sprache englisch
Maße 185 x 231 mm
Gewicht 408 g
Themenwelt Medizin / Pharmazie Allgemeines / Lexika
Medizin / Pharmazie Gesundheitswesen
Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Pharmakologie / Pharmakotherapie
Medizin / Pharmazie Pflege Ausbildung / Prüfung
Pflege Fachpflege Neurologie / Psychiatrie
ISBN-10 0-07-184968-8 / 0071849688
ISBN-13 978-0-07-184968-5 / 9780071849685
Zustand Neuware
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