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Math for Nurses

A Pocket Guide to Dosage Calculation and Drug Preparation

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Now in its Fifth Edition, this compact, portable and easy-to-use pocket guide provides reference to dosage calculations and drug administration. Using a step-by-step approach, frequent examples are provided to illustrate problem-solving and practical application skills. Contains a review of math skills, measurement systems, and drug calculations and preparations, including dimensional analysis. New features include practice problems, a chapter on drug calculations with drug labels, and a pullout card with basic equivalents, conversion factors, and math formulas. End of chapter reviews encourage reader practice. Details on special population considerations given in the pediatric and geriatric chapters. A great undergraduate resource!
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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
43042
9780781734684
9780781734684

Data sheet

Rok wydania
2001
Numer wydania
5
Oprawa
miękka foliowana
Liczba stron
304
Wymiary (mm)
114 x 184
Waga (g)
249

  • UNIT I:: BASIC MATHEMATICS REVIEW AND REFRESHER

  • Preassessment Tests:: Mathematics Skills review

  • Roman Numerals with Arabic Equivalents

  • Common Fractions
    The Numerator of a Fraction
    The Denominator of a Fraction
    Fractions That Are Less Than One, Equal to One, or More Than One
    Mixed Numbers and Improper Fractions
    Equivalent or Equal Fractions
    Simplifying or Reducing Fractions
    Addition of Fractions
    Addition of Mixed Numbers
    Subtraction of Fractions
    Multiplication of Fractions
    Division of Fractions

  • Decimals or Decimal Fractions

  • Percent, Ratio, and Proportion
    Percents
    Fractions and Percents
    Decimals and Percents
    Ratio and Proportion
    Use of Ratio and Proportion:: Solving for X
    Use of Ratio and Proportion:: Solving for X Using a Medication Example

    End of Unit I Review

    UNIT II:: MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS

  • The Metric System/ International System of Units/ SI
    Common Rules for Metric Notations
    Meter- Length
    Liter- Volume
    Gram- Weight

  • The Apothecaries System
    Common Rules for the Apothecaries System

  • Household Measurements

  • System Equivalents and System Conversions
    System Conversions Using Volume and Weight Units

    End of Unit II Review

    UNIT III:: DOSAGE CALCULATIONS

  • Medication Labels
    Reading a Drug Label
    Identifying the Components of a Drug Label
    Interpreting a Drug Label

  • Oral Dosage Calculations
    Use of Ratios and Proportions:: Solving for X
    Formula Method
    Dosage Problems for Medications in the Same System
    Dosage Problems for Medications in the Same System but Having Different Units of Measurement
    Dosage Problems for Medications in Different Systems
    Pediatric Dosages

  • Parenteral Dosages
    Dosage Problems for Medications in the Same System but Having Different Units of Measurement
    Dosage Problems for Medications in Different Systems
    Medications Packaged as Powders
    Preparation of a Single-Strength Solution
    Preparation of a Multiple-Strength Solution

  • Intravenous Therapies
    Calculations for Regulating Flow Rate
    Calculating Milliliters per Hour Using an Electronic Pump
    Calculating Milliliters per Hour Using an Electronic Pump for Piggyback Medication
    Calculating Drops per Minute for Gravity Flow for IV Infusions and Piggyback Medications
    Constant Factors
    Calculating Infusion Time
    Special Considerations
    Calculating Milliliters per Hour

  • Drugs Measured in USP Units
    Insulin
    Mixing Two Types of Insulin
    Insulin Delivery System
    Heparin
    Heparin Lock Flush Solution
    Penicillin

  • Immunostimulants:: Vaccines, Toxoids, and Immune Serum Globulins

  • Solutions
    Preparing a Solution From a Solution or Pure Drug
    Preparing a Solution From a Stock Solution

    End of Unit III review

    Answers

    Appendices

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