Dosage Calculations Made Incredibly Easy!
3rd Edition
Published on 28. December 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-1-58255-392-4 (ISBN)
Description
The thoroughly updated Third Edition of this practical, entertaining reference is a complete and clear guide to calculating drug dosages. After reviewing basic math, the book shows nurses how to interpret hundreds of sample drug orders and perform hundreds of complex dosage calculations. Abundant illustrations and checklists help readers remember key points. This edition includes NCLEX®-style questions throughout the text, a new chapter on preventing medication errors, and an expanded chapter applying dimensional analysis to practical dosage calculation problems. The expanded Practice Makes Perfect section includes alternate-format NCLEX®-style questions. Readers can access up-to-the-minute drug information at eDruginfo.com.
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Series
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Philadelphia
United States
Publishing group
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
100
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 178 mm
Weight
44906 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-58255-392-4 (9781582553924)
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01/2009
4th Edition
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
€47.86
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Springhouse
Dosage Calculations Made Incredibly Easy!
Book
06/2001
2nd Edition
Springhouse Publishing Co ,U.S.
€46.00
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Content
Part I: Math basics
- Fractions - Decimals and percentages - Ratios, fractions, proportions, and solving for X - Dimensional analysis Part II: Measurement systems
- Metric system - Alternative measurement systems Part III: Recording drug administration
- Drug orders - Administration records - Preventing medication errors Part IV: Oral, topical, and rectal drugs
- Calculating oral drug dosages - Calculating topical and rectal dosages Part V: Parenteral administrations
- Calculating parenteral injections - Calculating I.V. infusions Part VI: Special calculations
- Calculating pediatric dosages - Calculating obstetric dosages - Calculating critical care dosages Appendices and Index
- Practice makes perfect - Table of conversions - Summary of dosage calculation formulas - Glossary - Selected references
- Fractions - Decimals and percentages - Ratios, fractions, proportions, and solving for X - Dimensional analysis Part II: Measurement systems
- Metric system - Alternative measurement systems Part III: Recording drug administration
- Drug orders - Administration records - Preventing medication errors Part IV: Oral, topical, and rectal drugs
- Calculating oral drug dosages - Calculating topical and rectal dosages Part V: Parenteral administrations
- Calculating parenteral injections - Calculating I.V. infusions Part VI: Special calculations
- Calculating pediatric dosages - Calculating obstetric dosages - Calculating critical care dosages Appendices and Index
- Practice makes perfect - Table of conversions - Summary of dosage calculation formulas - Glossary - Selected references