Main description:

Master the critical skills necessary to competently and confidently calculate drug dosages using Calculation of Drug Dosages. Written by Sheila J. Ogden, MSN, RN and Linda Fluharty, RNC, MSN, this updated 9th Edition provides you with an extensive review of essential math concepts before introducing and clearly explaining the ratio and proportion, formula, and dimensional analysis methods of drug calculation. The book's popular "worktext" format builds on concepts as you go and reinforces what you learn with over 1,800 practice problems.

Contents:

Part I Review of Mathematics

Review of Mathematics Pretest

1. Fractions

2. Decimals

3. Percents

4. Ratios

5. Proportions

Review of Mathematics Posttest

Part II Units and Measurements for the Calculation of Drug Dosages

6. Metric and Household Measurements

7. Apothecary and Household Measurements

8. Equivalents between Apothecary and Metric Measurements

Part III Preparation for Calculation of Drug Dosages

9. Safety in Medication Administration

10. Interpretation of the Physician's Orders

11. How to Read Drug Labels

12. Dimensional Analysis and the Calculation of Drug Dosages

Part IV Calculation of Drug Dosages

13. Oral Dosages

14. Parenteral Dosages

15. Dosages Measured in Units

16. Intravenous Flow Rates

17. Critical Care Intravenous Flow Rates

18. Pediatric Dosages

Part V Drug Administration Considerations

19. Automated Medication Dispensing Systems

20. Special Considerations for the Administration of Medications to the Elderly

21. Home Care Considerations in the Administration of Medications

Comprehensive Posttest

Glossary