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Drug calculations : ratio and proportion problems for clinical practice / Meta Brown Seltzer and Joyce M. Mulholland

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: St. Louis, Missouri : Elsevier, Saunders, c2012Edition: Ninth editionDescription: xv, 445 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cmISBN:
  • 9780323077507
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • RS 57 .S45 2012
Contents:
General mathematics -- Ratio and proportion -- Safe medication administration -- Drug measurements and oral dose calculations -- Injectable medication calculations -- Medications from powders and crystal: oral and intramuscular -- Basic intravenous calculations -- Advanced intravenous calculations -- Parenteral nutrition -- Insulin administration -- Anticoagulants -- Children's dosages
Summary: "Covering the ratio and proportion method of drug calculations, "Drug Calculations: Ratio and Proportion Problems for Clinical Practice, 9th Edition" provides clear, step-by-step explanations and concise examples to ensure safety and accuracy. Unique to this book, a "proof" step in the answer key lets you double-check your calculation results to avoid medication errors. Safety is also addressed through the inclusion of Quality & Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) information and with features such as Clinical Alerts and High Alert drug icons calling attention to situations in actual practice that have resulted in drug errors. Written by Meta Brown Seltzer and Joyce Mulholland, this text includes extensive hands-on practice with calculation problems, critical thinking exercises, worksheets, and assessment tests. And to boost your proficiency, a companion Evolve website adds more than 600 additional practice problems."-- From publisher's website
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Books Books National University - Manila LRC - Main General Circulation Pharmacy GC RS 57 .S45 2012 c.1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) c.1 Available NULIB000001732
Books Books National University - Manila LRC - Main General Circulation Pharmacy GC RS 57 .S45 2012 c.2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) c.2 Available NULIB000007931

Includes index.

General mathematics -- Ratio and proportion -- Safe medication administration -- Drug measurements and oral dose calculations -- Injectable medication calculations -- Medications from powders and crystal: oral and intramuscular -- Basic intravenous calculations -- Advanced intravenous calculations -- Parenteral nutrition -- Insulin administration -- Anticoagulants -- Children's dosages

"Covering the ratio and proportion method of drug calculations, "Drug Calculations: Ratio and Proportion Problems for Clinical Practice, 9th Edition" provides clear, step-by-step explanations and concise examples to ensure safety and accuracy. Unique to this book, a "proof" step in the answer key lets you double-check your calculation results to avoid medication errors. Safety is also addressed through the inclusion of Quality & Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) information and with features such as Clinical Alerts and High Alert drug icons calling attention to situations in actual practice that have resulted in drug errors. Written by Meta Brown Seltzer and Joyce Mulholland, this text includes extensive hands-on practice with calculation problems, critical thinking exercises, worksheets, and assessment tests. And to boost your proficiency, a companion Evolve website adds more than 600 additional practice problems."-- From publisher's website

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