Dosage Calculations

Name: Dosage Calculations
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ISBN: 9781439058473

ISBN-10: 1439058474

ISBN-13: 9781439058473

Edition: 9th 2013 (Revised)

Authors: Gloria D. Pickar, Amy Pickar Abernethy

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Best-selling DOSAGE CALCULATIONS, 9th Edition features the three-step approach to basic and advanced Formula Method calculations that nursing and other health care professionals prefer, along with a reader-friendly writing style and handy "work text" format. In addition to easing readers into the math with a thorough review, the book uses a logic-based process to build confidence and limit anxiety. Featuring full-color images of drug labels, critical thinking assessments, extensive clinical examples, and a host of interactive supplements, including an accompanying online tutorial, DOSAGE CALCULATIONS, 9th Edition provides the skills needed to master dosage calculations in any clinical…

Book details

List price: $99.95
Edition: 9th
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning
Publication date: 1/1/2012
Binding: Mixed Media
Pages: 640
Size: 8.50" wide x 11.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 3.388
Language: English

Amy Pickar Abernethy, MD, is Associate Professor of Medicine and Nursing at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.




Mathematics Review



Fractions and Decimals



Ratios, Percents, Simple Equations, and Ratio-Proportion


Part I Self-Evaluation


Mathematics Diagnostic Evaluation



Measurement Systems, Drug Orders, and Drug Labels



Systems of Measurement



Conversions: Metric, Apothecary, and Household Systems



Conversions for Other Clinical Applications: Time and Temperature



Equipment Used in Dosage Measurement



Interpreting Drug Orders



Understanding Drug Labels



Preventing Medication Errors


Part II Self-Evaluation



Drug Dosage Calculations



Oral Dosage of Drugs



Parenteral Dosage of Drugs



Reconstitution of Solutions



Alternative Dosage Calculation Methods: Ratio-Proportion and Dimensional Analysis



Pediatric and Adult Dosages Based on Body Weight


Part III Self-Evaluation



Advanced Calculations



Intravenous Solutions, Equipment, and Calculations



Body Surface Area and Advanced Pediatric Calculations



Advanced Adult Intravenous Calculations


Section IV Self-Evaluation