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Accurate drug calculations start here! Clinical Calculations: With Applications to General and Specialty Areas, 8th Edition covers all four major drug calculation methods - ratio & proportion, formula, fractional equation, and dimensional analysis. It also includes practice problems not only for general care but also for specialty areas such as pediatrics and critical care. A new chapter covers insulin administration, and concise, illustrated information includes the latest medications, drug administration techniques, and devices. Written by a team of experts led by Joyce Kee, Clinical Calculations makes it easy to understand drug calculation and emphasizes patient safety above all else.
Author | Kee Marshall |
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Table Of Content | 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 AdministrationNEW! 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 |
Format | 8 x 10 |
Page Count | 408 |
Publish Date | 25 Jan 2016 |