Clinical Calculations

with Applications to General and Specialty Areas

Joyce LeFever Kee, Sally M. Marshall (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

448 Seiten

2008 | 6th Revised edition
Saunders (Verlag)
978-1-4160-4740-7 (ISBN)

Infos

Covering four major drug calculation methods, this resource makes it easy to learn and apply drug calculations used in nursing practice. It features explanations of ratio & proportion, formula, fractional equation, and dimensional analysis that allow you to choose the method that works best for you.

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Covering all four major drug calculation methods, this resource makes it easy to learn and apply drug calculations used in nursing practice today. This title features clear explanations of ratio & proportion, formula, fractional equation, and dimensional analysis that allow you to choose the method that works best for you. It includes a variety of realistic practice problems that cover specialty areas and lifespan issues including pediatric, critical care, labor and delivery, and community settings.

Inhalt

Part OneBasic Math Review Part TwoSystems, 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, MAR, Automation of Medication Dispensing Administration, "6 Rights," and Abbreviations 4.Alternative Methods for Drug Administration 5.Methods of Calculation 6.Methods of Calculation for Individualized Drug Dosing Part ThreeCalculations for Oral, Injectable, and Intravenous Drugs 7.Oral and Enteral Preparations With Clinical Applications 8.Injectable Preparations With Clinical Applications 9.Intravenous Preparations With Clinical Applications Part FourCalculations for Specialty Areas 10.Pediatrics 11.Critical Care 12.Pediatric Critical Care 13.Labor and Delivery 14.Community Part FivePost-Test: Oral Preparations, Injectables, Intravenous, and Pediatrics References Appendix AGuidelines for Administration of Medications Appendix B Nomograms

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 26.9.2008
• Zusatzinfo: Approx. 270 illustrations (150 in full color)
• Verlagsort: Philadelphia
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 203 x 254 mm
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege
• ISBN-10: 1-4160-4740-9 / 1416047409
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4160-4740-7 / 9781416047407
• Zustand: Neuware