Full Description
Publisher's Noteguaranteed by the Publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. This text equips nurses with the decision making skills to ensure that medication dosages are calculated correctly and administered safely. The book integrates critical thinking and decision making into the dosage calculation process and uses a realistic case study approach, with photos of nurses, patients, tablets, solutions, syringes, injectables, and drug labels. The formula method and ratio and proportion method are both presented for all problems, and a separate appendix explains the dimensional analysis method.Tables of equivalents, formulas, and abbreviations used in medication orders appear on the inside cover. A pocket card with common measurements and conversions is included.
Contents
Chapter 1Chapter 2: Systems of MeasurementChapter 3: Preparing Drugs for Administration and Selecting EquipmentChapter 4: Interpreting Drug Orders AccuratelyChapter 5: Reading Drug Labels CorrectlyChapter 6: Strategies & Methods for Calculating Dosages CorrectlyChapter 7: Calculating Oral Medication DosagesChapter 8: Calculating Parenteral Medication DosagesChapter 9: Calculating Intravenous RatesChapter 10: Advanced Intravenous Calculation SkillsChapter 11: Calculating Pediatric Dosages SafelyChapter 12: Using the Dimensional Analysis Method Comprehensive Practice ExamsExam IExam IIAnswers to Practice ExamsAppendixGlossaryIndex
