Math for Nurses
A Pocket Guide to Dosage Calculation and Drug Preparation
Mary Jo Boyer(Author)
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins (Publisher)
5th Edition
Published on 12. October 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-0-7817-3468-4 (ISBN)
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Description
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!
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!
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!
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Edition
5th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Philadelphia
United States
Target group
Adult education
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
50
Dimensions
Height: 178 mm
Width: 102 mm
Weight
249 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7817-3468-4 (9780781734684)
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Content
Unit 1: Basic Math Review and Refresher1. Pre-Assessment Test: Math Skills Review2. Roman Numerals with Arabic Equivalents3. Common Fractions4. Decimals or Decimal Fractions5. Percent, Ratio, and Proportion Unit II: Measurement Systems6. The Metric System/International System of Units/SI7. The Apothecaries' System8. Household Measurements9. System Equivalents and System Conversions Unit III: Dosage Calculations10. Medication Labels11. Oral Dosage Calculations12. Parenteral Dosages13. Intravenous Therapies14. Drugs Measured in USP Units15. Immunostimulants: Vaccines, Toxoids, and Immune Serum Globulins16. Solutions AnswersAppendicesA. Rounding off DecimalsB. Intradermal InjectionsC. Subcutaneous InjectionsD. Intramuscular InjectionsE. Z-Track InjectionsF. Pediatric Intramuscular InjectionsG. Nursing Concerns for Pediatric Drug AdministrationH. Nursing Concerns for Geriatric Drug AdministrationI. Abbreviations and Symbols for Drug Preparation and AdministrationJ. Temperature Conversion: Fahrenheit and Celsius ScalesK. Dosage Calculations/Examples Using Dimensional Analysis Inde