Full Description
Recognizing the enormous need for well-trained Pharmacy Technicians as well as the serious need to decrease medication errors, Math for Pharmacy Technicians: Concepts and Calculations was developed. This textbook is organized from simple to complex and walks the student through the necessary information to pass the math portion of the PTCB exam. The text includes Pharmacy Technician-specific information that is non-threatening and helps the student learn to safely practice as a Pharmacy Technician. This text is organized into 11 chapters, along with a pretest and a comprehensive evaluation or posttest.
Contents
PRETEST -(covers basic math concepts chapters 1 & 2)CHAPTER 1 - Numbering Systems and Mathematical Review CHAPTER 2 - Working with Percents, Ratios and ProportionsCHAPTER 3 - Systems of Measurement and WeightCHAPTER 4 - Drug OrdersCHAPTER 5 - Drug Labels, Package Inserts, and ReferencesCHAPTER 6 - Dosage Calculations CHAPTER 7 - Oral Medications and Parenteral DosagesCHAPTER 8 - Intravenous Calculations CHAPTER 9 - Special Preparations and CalculationsCHAPTER 10 - Pediatric and Geriatric ConsiderationsCHAPTER 11 - Operational CalculationsPost Test (covers entire of text)Appendix A-Common Look/Alike and Sound/Alike MedicationsAppendix B-Answer Key-Review & Practice ProblemsGlossaryCreditsIndexConversion CardsNER(01): WOW
