Calculate with Confidence
Mosby (Verlag)
978-0-323-05629-8 (ISBN)
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"Calculate with Confidence" provides a clear consistent format with a step-by-step approach to the calculation and administration of drug dosages. It covers the ratio and proportion, formula, and dimensional analysis methods. This popular text focuses on enhancing the learning experience of students at all curricular levels by making content clinically applicable. Concepts relating to critical thinking, logical thinking, and nursing process are presented throughout. New practice problems have been added throughout this edition and rationales for the answers continue to be provided giving the students a better understanding of principles related to drug dosages. This fifth edition addresses the increasing responsibility of nurses in medication and administration; emphasizes the priority for client care, and presents material that reflects the current scope of the nursing practice.
Unit One: Math Review Pre-Test 1. Roman Numerals 2. Fractions 3. Decimals 4. Ratio and Proportion 5. Percentages Post-Test Unit Two: Systems of Measurement 6. Metric System 7. Apothecary and Household Systems 8. Converting Within and Between Systems 9. Additional Conversions Useful in the Health Care Setting Unit Three: Methods of Administration and Calculation 10. Medication Administration 11. Understanding and Interpreting Medication Orders 12. Medication Administration Records and Drug Distribution Systems 13. Reading Medication Labels 14. Dosage Calculation Using the Ratio and Proportion Method 15. Dosage Calculation Using the Formula Method 16. Dosage Calculation Using the Dimensional Analysis Method Unit Four: Oral and Parenteral Dosage Forms and Insulin 17. Calculation of Oral Medications 18. Parenteral Medications 19. Reconstitution of Solutions 20. Insulin Unit Five: Intravenous, Heparin, and Critical Care Calculations and Pediatric Dosage Calculations 21. Intravenous Solutions and Equipment 22. Intravenous Calculations 23. Heparin Calculations 24. Critical Care Calculations 25. Pediatric and Adult Dosage Calculation Based on Weight Comprehensive Post-Test Answer Key Index
| Zusatzinfo | Approx. 970 illustrations (950 in full color) |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | St Louis |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 216 x 276 mm |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege ► Ausbildung / Prüfung |
| ISBN-10 | 0-323-05629-6 / 0323056296 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-323-05629-8 / 9780323056298 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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