Clinical Calculations

Part One Basic Math Review Part Two Systems, Conversion, and Methods of Drug Calculation 1. Systems Used for Drug Administration 2. Conversion Within the Metric, Apothecary, and Household Systems 3. Interpretation of Drug Labels, Drug Orders, MAR, Automation of Medication Dispensing Administration, "6 Rights," and Abbreviations 4. Alternative Methods for Drug Administration 5. Methods of Calculation 6. Methods of Calculation for Individualized Drug Dosing Part Three Calculations for Oral, Injectable, and Intravenous Drugs 7. Oral and Enteral Preparations With Clinical Applications 8. Injectable Preparations With Clinical Applications 9. Intravenous Preparations With Clinical Applications Part Four Calculations for Specialty Areas 10. Pediatrics 11. Critical Care 12. Pediatric Critical Care 13. Labor and Delivery 14. Community Part Five Post-Test: Oral Preparations, Injectables, Intravenous, and Pediatrics References Appendix A Guidelines for Administration of Medications Appendix B Nomograms