Dosage calculation practice for nurses
By: Bonita E. Broyles
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Australia; United States
Language: eng
Number of pages: 285
ISBN-13: 9781435480292
Subjects: Pharmaceutical arithmetic; Nursing; Arithmétique pharmaceutique; Läkemedelsräkning; Övningsböcker; Sjuksköterskor
Description: Raise your confidence when it comes to dosage calculations with the 2nd Edition of Dosage Calculation Practice for Nurses. With over 1,000 new questions, this book provides additional practice important for accurately calculating dosages, a necessity for safe nursing practice. Learners can master both basic and advanced calculations in a variety of medication forms and routes including tablets, capsules, liquids, powders, oral, and intravenous infusions. Answers for each question are provided in an appendix as well as comprehensive examination. Use this unique tool in conjunction with any dosage calculation learning product or to refresh your skills for a return to the clinical setting.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 285).
Table of contents: title: 1. Mathematics review; title: 2. Oral dosage calculation; title: tablets and capsules; title: 3. Oral dosage calculations; title: liquid preparations; title: 4. Parenteral medications; title: subcutaneous, intramuscular, and intravenous bolus; title: 5. Calculating dosages using powder or crystalline-form drugs requiring reconstitution; title: 6. Calculating intravenous infusion rates; title: 7. Calculating intravenous infusion using drip factors; title: 8. Calculating pediatric dosages using body weight; title: 9. Advanced calculations; title: 10. Comprehensive examinations.