Product Benefits: - Safe Medication Administration, highlights the newest regulations on medication abbreviations, the rights of medication administration, reducing dosage errors, and safe medication practices
- A step-by-step program progresses from basic to complex concepts, offering concise explanations which keep you focused on need-to-know information
- Covers all the basics you need to know, including dosage labels, syringe calibrations, and metric, unit ,and mEq measures
- Advanced calculations for intravenous, heparin, pediatric oral, and pediatric IV dosages are explained in a clear and thoughtful presentation
- Hundreds of examples, practice problems, and Summary Self-Test questions ensure your complete mastery of dosage calculations
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: Unit, Percentage, Milliequivalent, Ratio, Household and Apothecary Measures
SECTION 3: READING MEDICATION LABELS AND SYRINGE
CALIBRATIONS
Chapter 6: Oral Medication Labels and Dosage Calculation
Chapter 7: Safe Medication Administration
Chapter 8: Hypodermic Syringe Measurement
Chapter 9: Parenteral Medication Labels and Dosage Calculation
Chapter 10: Reconstitution of Powdered Drugs
Chapter 11: Measuring Insulin Dosages
SECTION 4: DOSAGE CALCULATIONS
Chapter 12: Dimensional Analysis / Units Conversion
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: Apothecary Measures |
