Clinical Calculations

With Applications to General and Specialty Areas

Joyce LeFever Kee, Sally M. Marshall, Mary Catherine Forrester, Kathryn Woods (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

464 Seiten

2022 | 10th edition
Elsevier - Health Sciences Division (Verlag)
978-0-323-80983-2 (ISBN)

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Learn the most common methods of drug calculation, and use the one that is right for you! Clinical Calculations: With Applications to General and Specialty Areas, 10th Edition helps you learn to calculate drug dosages accurately. It covers the four major drug calculation methods - basic formula, ratio and proportion, fractional equation, and dimensional analysis - plus body weight and body surface area. It also includes practice problems not only for general care but also for specialty areas such as pediatrics and critical care. Written by a team of experts, this market-leading text shows how drug calculation and drug administration are related and emphasizes patient safety above all else.

Coverage of four major drug calculation methods includes basic formula, ratio and proportion, fractional equation, and dimensional analysis, plus body weight and body surface area, enabling you to learn and apply the method that works best for you
Information on drugs, drug administration techniques, and devices helps you master the most up-to-date techniques of drug administration, including oral, intravenous, intra-muscular, subcutaneous, and other routes
Calculations for Specialty Areas section addresses the drug calculations needed to practice in pediatric, labor and delivery, critical care, and community settings
Detailed, full-color photos and illustrations show current equipment for IV therapy, the latest types of pumps, and the newest syringes
Practice problems are included for specialty units - pediatrics, critical care, pediatric critical care, labor and delivery, and community - in addition to general patient areas
Comprehensive post-test allows you to test your knowledge of key concepts from the text
Information on pumps covers insulin and enteral infusion pumps, plus intravenous infusion pumps such as single and multi-channel, PCA, ands syringe, explaining their use in drug administration
Caution boxes provide alerts to problems or issues related to various drugs and their administration

NEW! Next-Generation NCLEX® examination-style and NGN Prep questions introduce the new elements from the updated NCLEX exam, assessing critical thinking, clinical judgment, and decision-making based on actual clinical situations

Part I: Basic Math Review

Part II: Systems, Conversion, and Methods of Drug Calculation
1. Systems Used for Drug Administration
2. Conversion Within the Metric, Apothecary, and Household Systems
3. Interpretation of Drug Labels, Drug Orders, Bar Codes, MAR and eMAR, Automation of Medication Dispensing, and Abbreviations
4. Prevention of Medication Errors
5. Alternative Methods for Drug Administration
6. Methods of Calculation
7. Methods of Calculation for Individualized Drug Dosing

Part III: Calculations of Oral, Injectable, and Intravenous Drugs
8. Oral and Enteral Preparations with Clinical Applications
9. Injectable Preparations with Clinical Applications
10. Insulin Administration (NEW!)
11. Intravenous Preparations with Clinical Applications

Part IV: Calculations for Specialty Areas
12. Pediatrics
13. Critical Care
14. Pediatric Critical Care
15. Labor and Delivery
16. Community

Part V: Post-Test: Oral Preparations, Injectables, Intravenous, and Pediatrics

Appendix A: Guidelines for Administration
Appendix B: Nomograms: Child and Adult

Erscheinungsdatum	15.02.2022
Verlagsort	Philadelphia
Sprache	englisch
Maße	203 x 254 mm
Gewicht	860 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege
ISBN-10	0-323-80983-9 / 0323809839
ISBN-13	978-0-323-80983-2 / 9780323809832
Zustand	Neuware