CHAPTER 1, Arithmetic Needed for Dosage
- Multiplying Whole Numbers
- Dividing Whole Numbers
- Fractions
- Decimals
- Percents xxx,
- Fractions, Ratio, and Proportion
- Proficiency Test 1 Arithmetic
- Answers to Self-Tests
CHAPTER 2, Metric and Household Systems of Measurement
- , Metric System xxx,
- , Household System xxx,
- Liquid Measures
- Other Conversions
- Proficiency Test 1 Exercises in Equivalents and Mixed Conversions
- Answers to Self-Tests
CHAPTER 3, Drug Abbreviations, Labels, and Packaging
- Interpreting the Language of Prescriptions
- Time of Administration of Drugs
- Routes of Administration
- Metric and SI Abbreviations
- Household Abbreviations
- Terms and Abbreviations for Drug Preparations
- Drug Labels
- Drug Packaging
- Equipment to Measure Doses
- Proficiency Test 1 Abbreviations/Military Time
- Proficiency Test 2 Reading Prescriptions/Interpreting Written Prescriptions
- Proficiency Test 3 Labels and Packaging
- Answers to Self-Tests
CHAPTER 4, Calculation of Oral Medications—Solids and Liquids
- Oral Solids
- Converting Order and Supply to the Same Weight Measure
- Clearing Decimals
- Special Types of Oral Solid Orders
- Oral Liquids
- Special Types of Oral Liquid Orders
- Oral Solid and Liquid Problems Without Written Calculations/“Common Sense” Calculations
- Proficiency Test 1 Calculation of Oral Doses
- Proficiency Test 2 Calculation of Oral Doses
- Proficiency Test 3 Calculation of Oral Doses
- Answers to Self-Tests
CHAPTER 5, Liquids for Injection
- Syringes and Rounding
- Special Types of Problems in Injections From a Liquid
- Injections From Powders
- Distinctive Features of Injections From Powders
- Where to Find Information About Reconstitution of Powders
- Insulin Injections
- Proficiency Test 1 Calculations of Liquid Injections
- Proficiency Test 2 Calculations of Liquid Injections and Injections From Powders
- Proficiency Test 3 Calculations of Liquid Injections
- Proficiency Test 4 Mental Drill in Liquids-for-Injection Problems
- Answers to Self-Tests
CHAPTER 6, Calculation of Basic IV Drip Rates
- Types of IV Fluids
- Calculating Basic IV Drip Rates
- Adding Medications to IVs
- Medications for Intermittent IV Administration
- Ambulatory Infusion Device
- Enteral Nutrition
- Proficiency Test 1 Basic IV Problems
- Answers to Self-Tests
CHAPTER 7, Special Types of IV Calculations]
- Amount of Drug in a Solution
- Medications Ordered in units/hour or mg/hour
- Medications Ordered in mcg/minute, mcg/kg/minute, or milliunits/minute—Calculation of Rate
- Body Surface Nomogram
- Patient-Controlled Analgesia
- Heparin and Insulin Protocols
- Proficiency Test 1 Special IV Calculations
- Answers to Self-Tests
CHAPTER 8, Dosage Problems for Infants and Children
- Dosage Based on mg/kg
- Administering IV Medications
- General Guidelines for Continuous IV Medications
- Proficiency Test 1 Infants and Children Dosage Problems
- Answers to Self-Tests
CHAPTER 9, Information Basic to Administering Drugs
- Drug Knowledge
- Pharmacokinetics
- Legal Considerations
- Ethical Principles in Drug Administration
- Knowledge Base
- Proficiency Test 1 Basic Drug Information
- Answers to Self-Tests
CHAPTER 10, Administration Procedures
- Three Checks and the Rights of Medication Administration
- Standard Precautions Applied to Administration of Medications
- Routes of Administration
- Special Considerations
- Proficiency Test 1—Part A, Administration Procedures
- Proficiency Test 1—Part B, Administration Procedures
- Answers to Self-Tests
Appendix A: Proficiency Test Answers
Appendix B: Putting It Together Answers
Glossary
Index