Best-selling DOSAGE CALCULATIONS, 9th Edition features the three-step approach to basic and advanced Formula Method calculations that nursing and other health care professionals prefer, along with a reader-friendly writing style and handy "work text" format. In addition to easing readers into the math with a thorough review, the book uses a logic-based process to build confidence and limit anxiety. Featuring full-color images of drug labels, critical thinking assessments, extensive clinical examples, and a host of interactive supplements, including an accompanying online tutorial, DOSAGE CALCULATIONS, 9th Edition provides the skills needed to master dosage calculations in any clinical setting!
Table of Contents
Part
I: MATHEMATICS REVIEW. 1. Fractions and Decimals. 2. Ratios, Percents,
Simple Equations, and Ratio-Proportion. Part I Self-Evaluation.
Mathematics Diagnostic Evaluation. Part II: MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS, DRUG
ORDERS, AND DRUG LABELS. 3. Systems of Measurement. 4. Conversions:
Metric, Apothecary, and Household Systems. 5. Conversions for Other
Clinical Applications: Time and Temperature. 6. Equipment Used in
Dosage Measurement. 7. Interpreting Drug Orders. 8. Understanding Drug
Labels. 9. Preventing Medication Errors. Part II Self-Evaluation. Part
III: DRUG DOSAGE CALCULATIONS. 10. Oral Dosage of Drugs. 11. Parenteral
Dosage of Drugs. 12. Reconstitution of Solutions. 13. Alternative
Dosage Calculation Methods: Ratio-Proportion and Dimensional Analysis.
14. Pediatric and Adult Dosages Based on Body Weight. Part III
Self-Evaluation. Part IV: ADVANCED CALCULATIONS. 15. Intravenous
Solutions, Equipment, and Calculations. 16. Body Surface Area and
Advanced Pediatric Calculations. 17. Advanced Adult Intravenous
Calculations. Section IV Self-Evaluation.
