This book provides comprehensive coverage of dosage calculations used in nursing practice, including applications not only for the general patient care areas, but also for specialty units such as pediatrics, critical care, labor and delivery, and the community. In addition, it is the only text on the market that presents all four major dosage calculation methods (ratio/proportion, formula, fractional equation, and dimensional analysis).
Part 2: Systems, Conversion, & 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, Charting, 5 Rights, and Abbreviations 4. Alternative Methods for Drug Administration 5. Methods of Calculation 6. Body Weight and Body Surface Area
Part 3: Calculations for Oral, Injectable, & Intravenous Drugs 7. Oral & Enteral Preparations With Clinical Applications 8. Injectable Preparations With Clinical Applications 9. Intravenous Preparations With Clinical Applications
Part 4: Calculations for Specialty Areas 10. Pediatrics 11. Critical Care 12. Pediatric Critical Care 13. Labor and Delivery 14. Community Part Five: Posttest Drug Calculations
References Appendix A Guidelines for Administration of Medications Appendix B Nomograms