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Dosage Calculations Made Incredibly Easy!

Edition: 6
9781975236601
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9781975236601
Publication Date:
October 18, 2024
2024-10-18
9781975236601
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Designed to help health care professionals who are looking for a simple, step-by-step approach to math calculations, Dosage Calculations Made ...
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  • Designed to help health care professionals who are looking for a simple, step-by-step approach to math calculations, Dosage Calculations Made Incredibly Easy! 6th edition is a fully illustrated guide that offers the complete how-to on calculating dosages for all drug forms and administration routes. It explains how to work with different formulas such as ratios, proportions, ratio proportions, and the "Desired Over Have" formula. Whether you have a little or a lot of experience working with formulas, conversions, or rounding numbers, the information in this book will help you apply medication administration principles in the clinical setting.

    Topics include:
    • math basics such as fractions, decimals, and percentages
    • measurement systems and conversions
    • calculating oral, topical, liquid, and rectal drug dosages
    • calculating parenteral injections and IV infusions
    • calculating pediatric, obstetric, and critical care dosages
    • recording drug administration
     
    An easy-reference format with clearly worded, bulleted content with plenty of photos, illustrations, and diagrams gives you step-by-step direction on:
    • calculating dosages of all kinds
    • starting an infusion, including IV guidelines
    • choosing administration equipment
    • dealing with poor handwriting
    • understanding medication labels and drug abbreviations
    • avoiding common drug errors
     
    Plus, you'll get all these learning aids and tips:
    • Full-color inserts on improving patient safety by using infusion devices and the anatomy of a medication label.
    • Appendices include multiple choice Q&A; drug therapy conversions chart; dosage calculation formulas table; and glossary with key terms and definitions.
    • Before you give that drug! – Crucial advice on avoiding medication errors.
    • Advice from the experts – Tips on ensuring accurate dosages.
  • Edition
    6
    ISBN/ISSN
    9781975236601
    Product Format
    Paperback Book
    Trim Size
    7 x 9
    Pages
    392
    Series
    Incredibly Easy! Series®
    Edition
    6
    Publication Date
    October 18, 2024
    Weight
    1.45
  • Kimberly Giddings MSN, RN, PCCN
  • Contents
    Contributors vi
    Foreword vii
    Part I Math basics 1
    1 Fractions 3
    MaryAnn Edelman, ms , rn 2 Decimals and percentages 24
    MaryAnn Edelman, ms , rn 3 Ratios, fractions, proportions, and solving for X 48
    Kimberly Giddings, msn , rn , pccn 4 Dimensional analysis 68
    MaryAnn Edelman, ms , rn Part II Measurement system 79
    5 Metric system 81
    Lisa Benson, msn , rn -bc 6 Alternative measurement systems 98
    Lisa Benson, msn , rn -bc Part III Medication administration consideration 119
    7 Medication orders 121
    Sharon Nelson, msn , rn 8 Administration records 135
    Sharon Nelson, msn , rn 9 Preventing medication errors 147
    Sharon Nelson, msn , rn Part IV Oral, topical, and rectal medications 171
    10 Calculating oral medication dosages 173
    Sharon Nelson, msn , rn 11 Calculating topical and rectal medication dosages 198
    Sharon Nelson, msn , rn Part V Parenteral administration 209
    12 Calculating parenteral injections 211
    Megan Wince, msn , mba , bsn , rn 13 Calculating intravenous infusions 231
    Megan Wince, msn , mba , bsn , rn Part VI Special calculations 261
    14 Calculating pediatric dosages 263
    Sarah Wallace, p hd , rn , cpn , cne 15 Calculating obstetric medications dosages 292
    Cheryl L. DeGraw, e ds , msn , rn , crnp 16 Calculating critical care infusions 308
    Kimberly Giddings, msn , rn , pccn 17 Calculating heparin and insulin dosages 338
    Megan Wince, msn , mba , bsn , rn
    Kimberly Giddings, msn , rn , pccn Appendices and index 363
    Practice makes perfect 364
    Medication therapy conversions 390
    Dosage calculation formulas 392
    Glossary 394
    Index 397
    • Before you give that drug! -- Crucial advice on avoiding medication errors
    • Advice from the experts -- Tips on ensuring accurate dosages
    • For math phobics only -- Hints, tips, and drawings to help you dissolve math obstacles
    • Dosage drill -- Real-life clinical dosage situations to practice your calculation skills on
    • Memory jogger -- Fortifies content with easy-to-remember tips and formulas
    • Quick quiz -- Questions with answers/explanations at end of every chapter to help you remember vital points
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