Description: Follow the leader. Math for Meds has helped nearly one million nurses and other health care professionals become safe practitioners of dosage calculations. This classic resource continues to blaze the trail into a ninth edition, with its ratio and proportion method and building-block organization. Hundreds of full-color images of drug labels, syringes, and equipment complement the range of calculation competencies - from reading medication labels to calculating flow rates for heparin infusion. The straightforward language has also been retained, as the ninth edition preserves the tradition of making the complex understandable. Product Benefits: - Free CD-ROM with 1,000 additional practice questions
- Photographs of syringes for realism in deciphering calibration readings
- Running answers to chapter problems for rapid self-assessment
- Key points highlighted for easy identification of important principles and safety considerations
Table of Contents: SECTION 1: Refresher Math; CHAPTER 1: Relative Value, Addition and Subtraction of Decimals. CHAPTER 2: Multiplication and Division of Decimals. CHAPTER 3: Solving Common Fraction Equations. SECTION 2: Introduction to Drug Measures.
Chapter 4: Metric, International (SI) System. CHAPTER 5: Additional Drug Measures: Unit, Percentage, Milliequivalent, Ratio, Apothecary, Household. International Units (U). SECTION 3: Reading Medication Labels and Syringe Calibrations.
Chapter 6: Reading Oral Medication Labels. CHAPTER 7: Hypodermic Syringe Measurement. Chapter 8: Reading Parenteral Medication Labels.
Chapter 9: Reconstitution of Powdered Drugs.
Chapter 10: Measuring Insulin Dosages.
Chapter 11: Dosage Calculation Using Ratio and Proportion.
Chapter 12: Formula Method. Basic Formula. SECTION 5: Dosage Calculation from Body Weight and Body Surface Area.
Chapter 13: Adult and Pediatric Dosages Based on Body Weight. CHAPTER 14: Adult and Pediatric Dosages Based on Body Surface Area. SECTION 6: Intravenous Calculations.
Chapter 15: Introduction to IV Therapy.
Chapter 16: IV Flow Rate Calculation.
Chapter 17: Calculating IV Infusion and Completion Times. CHAPTER 18: IV Medication and Titration Calculations.
Chapter 19: Heparin Infusion Calculations. SECTION 7: Pediatric Medication Calculations.
Chapter 20 Pediatric Oral and Parenteral Medications.
Chapter 21: Pediatric Intravenous Medications. Appendix A Medication Administration Records. |
