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Product: Dosage Calculations for Nursing Students: Master Dosage Calculations the Safe & Easy Way Without Formulas!: Dosage Calculation Success Series, Book 1
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Welcome to the second edition of our dosage calculations book!

Are you a nursing student or a nurse who wants to learn a few simple methods of solving dosage calculations without a bunch of formulas?

Would you like to raise your hand in your dosage calculation class, after the instructor explains a complicated formula and asks someone to approach the white board to show the class a much simpler method?

Do you want to go on your clinical assessment knowing that you have a solid foundation in dosage calculations?

Do you want to walk into your nursing calculations class on the first day knowing that you can ace all the tests before the course begins?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, this audiobook is for you!

The book is divided into seven units containing 35 chapters.

Unit 1: Essential Skills

You can’t learn to drive a car if you don’t understand the function of the steering wheel. The same applies to the following subjects when learning dosage calculations.

The Metric System

Apothecary/Avoirdupois/Household Systems

Ratios

Dimensional Analysis (DA) and Ratio Proportion (RP)

Rounding Numbers

Military Time

Unit 2: Auxiliary Subjects

Unit 2 covers the basic notations and roman numerical representations.

Roman Numerals

Scientific Notation

Unit 3: Unit Conversions

This chapter covers ways of converting between and within the various systems of measurement using dimensional analysis and ratio proportion.

Unit conversions Within the Metric System

Unit Conversions Within the Household System

Unit Conversions Between Metric, Household and Apothecary Systems

Unit Conversions Involving Pounds and Ounces

Unit Conversions Involving Hours and Minutes

Unit 4: Dosage Calculations

Unit 4 builds on the knowledge gained in the previous units and covers dosage calculations, starting with the terminology and set-up of problems, then progressing from easy, one-step problems to multi-step problems.

Dosage Calculations - The Basics

Dosage Calculations Levels 1-3

Body Surface Area Dosing Calculations

Pediatric Dosage Calculations

Pediatric Maintenance Fluid Replacement Calculations

Unit 5: IV Flow Rate Calculations

Unit 5 starts with the basic terminology and set up of intravenous (IV) flow rate problems and then moves on to simple and advanced problems as well as:

IV Flow Rate Adjustment Calculations

Heparin Infusion and Adjustment Calculations

Unit 6: Percent and Ratio Strength Calculations

This chapter covers percentage and ratio calculations.

Percent

Percent Strength

Percent Change

Ratio Strength

Unit 7: Miscellaneous Subjects

This chapter covers a range of miscellaneous calculation topics, puzzles, and self-assessment.

Reconstitution Calculations

Concentrations and Dilutions

Milliequivalent Calculations

Dosage Calculations Puzzles

Self-Assessment Exam

The book contains over 600 high-quality practice problems with answers.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.