Math & dosage calculations for healthcare professionals /
Math and dosage calculations for healthcare professionals
Kathryn A. Booth ... [et al.].
- Fourth edition.
- New York : McGraw Hill, c2012.
- xxix, 583, [104] pages : colored illustrations ; 28 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.).
Includes index. Revised edition of: Math and dosage calculations for health care / Kathryn A. Booth, James E. Whaley. 3rd ed. c2010. Incluye en el libro CD-ROM disponible en Credenza en el Área de Investigación.
Fractions -- Decimals -- Relationships of quantities : percents, ratios, and proportions -- Metric system -- Other systems of measurement -- Converting units -- Temperature and time -- Equipment for dosage measurement -- Interpreting medication orders -- Interpreting medication labels and package inserts -- Safe medication administration -- Methods of dosage calculations -- Oral dosages -- Parenteral dosages and other medication administration forms -- Intravenous calculations -- Preparation of noninjectable solutions -- Calculations for special populations -- High-alert medications -- Critical care IV calculations.