Dosage calculations made incredibly easy!
By: clinical editor, Margaret Harvey, PhD, MSN, MAT, CNE
Edition: Fifth edition.
Series: Made incredibly easy!; Incredibly easy (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 378
ISBN-13: 9781496308375
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Pharmaceutical arithmetic
Description: Calculate correct dosages with safety and confidence, with the easy-to-follow nursing expertise of Dosage Calculations Made Incredibly Easy! 5th edition. This fully illustrated guide offers the complete how-to on calculating dosages for all drug forms and administration routes, with numerous practice exercises and seasoned guidance on interpreting drug orders accurately. Understand class materials more fully, get ready for the NCLEX or certification exam, or refresh your calculation skills with this enjoyable text.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Fractions  -- Carol Lee Cherry; title: Decimals and percentages  -- MaryAnn Edelman; title: Ratios, fractions, proportions, and solving for X  -- Carol Lee Cherry; title: Dimensional analysis  -- MaryAnn Edelman; title: Metric system  -- Lisa Benson; title: Alternative measurement systems  -- Lisa Benson; title: Drug orders  -- Donna Blair; title: Administration records  -- Donna Blair; title: Preventing drug errors  -- Nancy J. Cichra; title: Calculating oral drug dosages  -- Nancy J. Cichra; title: Calculating topical and rectal drug dosages  -- Jacqueline Sue Inman; title: Calculating parenteral injections  -- Jacqueline Sue Inman; title: Calculating IV infusions  -- DeLaina A. McCane; title: Calculating pediatric dosages  -- Sarah Wallace; title: Calculating obstetric drug dosages  -- Cheryl L. DeGraw; title: Calculating critical care dosages -- DeLaina A. McCane.