Learn to calculate drug dosages accurately with this practical workbook-textbook! Calculation of Drug Dosages: A Work Text, 12th Edition makes it easy to understand and master the three major methods of dosage calculation — ratio and proportion, formula, and dimensional analysis. A basic review of mathematics refreshes your math skills, and practice problems, worksheets, and practice tests help you gain confidence in making drug calculations. New to this edition are Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN) practice problems preparing you for the critical thinking questions on the NGN exam. Written by nursing experts Sheila Ogden and Linda Fluharty, this worktext is ideal for nursing students and for nurses returning to practice!
1. Cover image - p. cover 2. Title page - p. cover 3. Table of Contents - p. cover 4. Copyright - p. cover 5. Dedication - p. cover 6. CONTENT AND MATH REVIEWERS - p. v 7. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS - p. vii 8. PREFACE TO INSTRUCTORS - p. ix 9. PREFACE TO STUDENTS - p. xiii 10. USING THIS WORK TEXT - p. xvi 11. PART ONE: Review of Mathematics - p. xvii 12. PART ONE: REVIEW of MATHEMATICS - p. xvii 13. PART ONE: Review of Mathematics PRETEST - p. 2 14. Chapter 1: Fractions PRETEST - p. 6 15. Chapter 1: Fractions - p. 8 16. Chapter 2: Decimals PRETEST - p. 30 17. Chapter 2: Decimals - p. 32 18. Chapter 3: Percents PRETEST - p. 54 19. Chapter 3: Percents - p. 56 20. Chapter 4: Ratios PRETEST - p. 73 21. Chapter 4: Ratios - p. 75 22. Chapter 5: Proportions PRETEST - p. 89 23. Chapter 5: Proportions - p. 91 24. PART TWO: Units and Measurements for the Calculation of Drug Dosages - p. 110 25. PART TWO: UNITS and MEASUREMENTS for the CALCULATION of DRUG DOSAGES - p. 110 26. Chapter 6: Metric and Household Measurements PRETEST - p. 110 27. Chapter 6: Metric and Household Measurements - p. 114 28. Chapter 7: Calculations Used in Patient Assessments PRETEST - p. 134 29. Chapter 7: Calculations Used in Patient Assessments - p. 135 30. PART THREE: Preparation for Calculation of Drug Dosages - p. 158 31. Chapter 8: Safety in Medication Administration - p. 158 32. Chapter 9: Interpretation of the Licensed Prescriber’s Orders - p. 171 33. Chapter 10: Reading Medication Labels - p. 183 34. PART FOUR: Calculation of Drug Dosages - p. 193 35. Chapter 11: Oral Dosages - p. 193 36. Chapter 12: Parenteral Dosages - p. 282 37. Chapter 13: Dosages Measured in Units - p. 371 38. Chapter 14: Reconstitution of Medications - p. 409 39. Chapter 15: Intravenous Flow Rates - p. 438 40. Chapter 16: Intravenous Flow Rates for Dosages Measured in Units - p. 476 41. Chapter 17: Critical Care Intravenous Flow Rates - p. 496 42. Chapter 18: Pediatric Dosages - p. 524 43. Chapter 19: Obstetric Dosages - p. 570 44. COMPREHENSIVE POSTTEST - p. 594 45. Glossary - p. 620 46. Apothecary System of Measure - p. 621 47. INDEX - p. 622
Learn to calculate drug dosages accurately with this practical workbook-textbook! Calculation of Drug Dosages: A Work Text, 12th Edition makes it easy to understand and master the three major methods of dosage calculation — ratio and proportion, formula, and dimensional analysis. A basic review of mathematics refreshes your math skills, and practice problems, worksheets, and practice tests help you gain confidence in making drug calculations. New to this edition are Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN) practice problems preparing you for the critical thinking questions on the NGN exam. Written by nursing experts Sheila Ogden and Linda Fluharty, this worktext is ideal for nursing students and for nurses returning to practice!
1. Cover image - p. cover 2. Title page - p. cover 3. Table of Contents - p. cover 4. Copyright - p. cover 5. Dedication - p. cover 6. CONTENT AND MATH REVIEWERS - p. v 7. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS - p. vii 8. PREFACE TO INSTRUCTORS - p. ix 9. PREFACE TO STUDENTS - p. xiii 10. USING THIS WORK TEXT - p. xvi 11. PART ONE: Review of Mathematics - p. xvii 12. PART ONE: REVIEW of MATHEMATICS - p. xvii 13. PART ONE: Review of Mathematics PRETEST - p. 2 14. Chapter 1: Fractions PRETEST - p. 6 15. Chapter 1: Fractions - p. 8 16. Chapter 2: Decimals PRETEST - p. 30 17. Chapter 2: Decimals - p. 32 18. Chapter 3: Percents PRETEST - p. 54 19. Chapter 3: Percents - p. 56 20. Chapter 4: Ratios PRETEST - p. 73 21. Chapter 4: Ratios - p. 75 22. Chapter 5: Proportions PRETEST - p. 89 23. Chapter 5: Proportions - p. 91 24. PART TWO: Units and Measurements for the Calculation of Drug Dosages - p. 110 25. PART TWO: UNITS and MEASUREMENTS for the CALCULATION of DRUG DOSAGES - p. 110 26. Chapter 6: Metric and Household Measurements PRETEST - p. 110 27. Chapter 6: Metric and Household Measurements - p. 114 28. Chapter 7: Calculations Used in Patient Assessments PRETEST - p. 134 29. Chapter 7: Calculations Used in Patient Assessments - p. 135 30. PART THREE: Preparation for Calculation of Drug Dosages - p. 158 31. Chapter 8: Safety in Medication Administration - p. 158 32. Chapter 9: Interpretation of the Licensed Prescriber’s Orders - p. 171 33. Chapter 10: Reading Medication Labels - p. 183 34. PART FOUR: Calculation of Drug Dosages - p. 193 35. Chapter 11: Oral Dosages - p. 193 36. Chapter 12: Parenteral Dosages - p. 282 37. Chapter 13: Dosages Measured in Units - p. 371 38. Chapter 14: Reconstitution of Medications - p. 409 39. Chapter 15: Intravenous Flow Rates - p. 438 40. Chapter 16: Intravenous Flow Rates for Dosages Measured in Units - p. 476 41. Chapter 17: Critical Care Intravenous Flow Rates - p. 496 42. Chapter 18: Pediatric Dosages - p. 524 43. Chapter 19: Obstetric Dosages - p. 570 44. COMPREHENSIVE POSTTEST - p. 594 45. Glossary - p. 620 46. Apothecary System of Measure - p. 621 47. INDEX - p. 622
