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Dosage Calculations Made Easy
Solving Problems Using Dimensional Analysis
Edition:
8
ISBN/ISSN:
9781975230661
Publication Date:
March 5, 2024
2024-03-5
9781975230661
Designed to instill clinical confidence while reducing math anxiety, Dosage Calculations Made Easy: Solving Problems Using Dimensional Analysis, 8th Edition, ...
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Designed to instill clinical confidence while reducing math anxiety, Dosage Calculations Made Easy: Solving Problems Using Dimensional Analysis, 8th Edition, equips students with the critical-thinking and problem-solving capabilities to embrace the challenges ahead throughout their healthcare education and professional careers.
This straightforward approach to dosage calculation progresses gradually from simple to complex problems, providing a framework for understanding the principles of the problem-solving method while reinforcing the critical thinking method in alignment with the unit path process. Ample practice problems, post-tests, and case studies deliver critical practice applying dosage calculation skills, engaging today’s visual learners and ensuring a comprehensive understanding of basic math skills, measurement systems, and a systematic approach to drug calculations and administrations.
Significantly updated and enhanced throughout, this 8th Edition reflects the latest practice standards, drug label information, and approximate equivalents, as well as dozens of new problems to hone students’ mastery and ready them for success.
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Edition8ISBN/ISSN9781975230661Product FormatPaperback BookTrim Size8 3/8 x 10 7/8Pages304Edition8Publication DateMarch 5, 2024Weight1.35
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- GLORIA PEARL CRAIG
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SECTION 1 Clinical CalculationsArithmetic Pre-TestSECTION 2 Practice Problems
Chapter 1: Arithmetic Review
Chapter 2: Systems of Measurement and Common Equivalents
Chapter 3: Solving Problems Using Dimensional Analysis
Chapter 4: One-Factor Medication Problems
Chapter 5: Two-Factor Medication Problems
Chapter 6: Three-Factor Medication ProblemsOne-Factor Practice ProblemsSECTION 3 Case Studies
Two-Factor Practice Problems
Three-Factor Practice Problems
Comprehensive Practice ProblemsCase Study 1 Congestive Heart FailureSECTION 4 Comprehensive Post-Tests
Case Study 2 COPD/Emphysema
Case Study 3 Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Case Study 4 Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
Case Study 5 Sickle Cell Anemia
Case Study 6 Deep Vein Thrombosis
Case Study 7 Bone Marrow Transplant
Case Study 8 Pneumonia
Case Study 9 Pain
Case Study 10 Cirrhosis
Case Study 11 Hyperemesis Gravidarum
Case Study 12 Preeclampsia
Case Study 13 Premature Labor
Case Study 14 Cystic Fibrosis
Case Study 15 Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
Case Study 16 Leukemia
Case Study 17 Sepsis
Case Study 18 Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Case Study 19 Cerebral Palsy
Case Study 20 Hyperbilirubinemia
Case Study 21 Spontaneous Abortion
Case Study 22 Bipolar Disorder
Case Study 23 Anorexia Nervosa
Case Study 24 Clinical Depression
Case Study 25 Alzheimer Disease
Case Study 26 Otitis Media
Case Study 27 Seizures
Case Study 28 Fever of Unknown Origin
Case Study 29 TURP With CBI
Case Study 30 Hypercholesterolemia
Case Study 31 Hypertension
Case Study 32 Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Case Study 33 End-Stage Renal Failure
Case Study 34 Fluid Volume Deficit
Case Study 35 Increased Intracranial Pressure
Case Study 36 Breast Cancer
Case Study 37 Severe Abdominal Pain
Case Study 38 Acute Asthma Attack
Case Study 39 Right Total Hip Replacement
Case Study 40 Colon Resection
Case Study 41 Left Total Knee Replacement
Case Study 42 Chest Pain
Case Study 43 Pneumococcal Meningitis
Case Study 44 Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Case Study 45 C-Section Delivery
Case Study 46 Iron Deficiency Anemia
Case Study 47 Lyme Disease
Case Study 48 Infectious Mononucleosis
Case Study 49 H1N1 Influenza (Swine Flu)
Case Study 50 BronchiolitisComprehensive Post-Test 1Appendix
Comprehensive Post-Test 2
Educational Theory of Dimensional Analysis
Index
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- UPDATED! Revised content throughout ensures compliance with the latest Joint Commission and Institute for Safe Medication Practices standards and reflects the most commonly used medications on the market.
- NEW! 40+ More Practice Problems for this edition, test students’ retention and provide valuable problem-solving practice.
- UPDATED! Thinking it Through insights strengthen students’ critical-thinking and problem-solving capabilities.
- UPDATED! Drug Labels provide fast access to key information for the dosage calculation process.
- UPDATED! Tables detail approximate equivalents at- a- glance.
- Step-by-Step Examples clarify problem-solving and dosage calculation processes.
- 50 Case Studies familiarize students with common clinical scenarios.
- Answer Keys at the end of each chapter streamline review and remediation.
- In-Chapter Exercises help students hone newly acquired skills.
- Removable Post-Tests at the end of each chapter track student progress.
- 2 Comprehensive Post Tests synthesize students’ understanding and highlight areas requiring further review.
- Preventing Medication Errors boxes alert students to common mistakes.
- Pediatric Medication icons emphasize special considerations related to dosage calculation in pediatric care.
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