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NULRC |
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20250520102735.0 |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781285429458 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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NULRC |
| 050 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
RS 57 .P53 2016 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Pickar, Gloria D. |
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author |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Dosage calculations : |
| Remainder of title |
a ratio-proportion approach / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Gloria D. Pickar and Amy Pickar Abernethy |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT |
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| Edition statement |
Fourth edition. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
Stamford, Connecticut : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
Cengage Learning Asia Pte Ltd, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
c2016 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
iii, 762 pages : |
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color illustrations ; |
| Dimensions |
28 cm. |
| 365 ## - TRADE PRICE |
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| Price amount |
USD58.25 |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes index. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Pretest and mathematics review -- Fractions and decimals -- Ratios, percents, simple equations, and ratio-proportion -- Measurement systems, drug orders, and drug labels -- Systems of measurement -- Conversion: metric and household systems -- Conversions for other clinical applications: time and temperature -- Equipment used in dosage measurement -- Interpreting drug orders -- Understanding drug labels -- Preventing medication errors -- Drug dosage calculations -- Oral dosage of drugs -- Parenteral dosage of drugs -- Reconstitution of solutions -- Pediatric and adult dosages based on body weight -- Alternative dosage calculation methods: formula and dimensional analysis -- Intravenous solutions, equipment, and calculations -- Body surface area and advanced pediatric calculations -- Advanced adult intravenous calculations -- Essential skills evaluation: posttest -- Comprehensive skills evaluation -- Answers |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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An excellent resource for anyone in or entering the field, market-leading DOSAGE CALCULATIONS: A RATIO-PROPORTION APPROACH, fourth edition, teaches you how to reduce errors and build your confidence in dosage calculation. It carefully examines both basic and advanced calculations, including intravenous medications and those specific to the pediatric patient. Extremely reader friendly, the book includes a comprehensive math review and a unique three-step method of calculating dosages that trains you to approach calculations logically. The new fourth edition reflects the latest drugs and protocol, regulations on medication abbreviations, medication administration technologies, and safe medication practices. Clinical simulations and Clinical Reasoning Skills scenarios based on QSEN principles help sharpen your clinical reasoning skills, while Section Examinations help prepare you for your future with test items formatted like graduate licensure examinations. |
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PHARMACEUTICAL ARITHMETIC |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Abernethy, Amy Pickar |
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co-author |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Library of Congress Classification |
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Books |
