Clinical calculations : with applications to general and specialty areas /
Joyce LeFever Kee, RN, MS, Associate Professor Emerita, College of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, Sally M. Marshall, RN, MSN, Formerly, Nursing Service, Department of Veterans Affairs, Regional Office of Medical Center, Wilmington, Delaware, Kathryn Woods, RN, BSN, DNP-C, Nurse Anesthesia Specialty, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, Mary Catherine (Katie) Forrester, RN, MSN, ACNP-BC, Vanderbilt University Hospital Trauma and Burn Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
- Tenth edition.
- xv, 441 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I: Basic Math Review -- Part II: Systems, Conversion, and 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, Bar Codes, MAR and eMAR, Automation of Medication Dispensing, and Abbreviations -- 4: Prevention of Medication Errors -- 5: Alternative Methods for Drug Administration -- 6: Methods of Calculation -- 7: Methods of Calculation for Individualized Drug Dosing -- Part III: Calculations of Oral, Injectable, and Intravenous Drugs -- 8: Oral and Enteral Preparations with Clinical Applications -- 9: Injectable Preparations with Clinical Applications -- 10: Insulin Administration -- 11: Intravenous Preparations with Clinical Applications -- Part IV: Calculations for Specialty Areas -- 12: Pediatrics -- 13: Critical Care -- 14: Pediatric Critical Care -- 15: Labor and Delivery -- 16: Community -- Part V: Post-Test: Oral Preparations, Injectables, Intravenous, and Pediatrics -- Appendix A: Guidelines for Administration -- Appendix B: Nomograms: Child and Adult -- References -- Index.
Learn the most common methods of drug calculation, and use the one that is right for you! Clinical Calculations: With Applications to General and Specialty Areas, 10th Edition helps you learn to calculate drug dosages accurately. It covers the four major drug calculation methods — basic formula, ratio and proportion, fractional equation, and dimensional analysis — plus body weight and body surface area. It also includes practice problems not only for general care but also for specialty areas such as pediatrics and critical care. Written by a team of experts, this market-leading text shows how drug calculation and drug administration are related and emphasizes patient safety above all else.
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Drug Dosage Calculations Pharmaceutical Preparations--administration & dosage