Buchholz, Susan

Henke's Med-Math : dosage calculations, preparation and administration / Susan Buchhloz and Grace Henke - Fourth edition. - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2003 - vii, 374 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.

Includes index.

Arithmetic Needed for Dosage -- Interpreting the Language of Prescriptions -- Drug Labels and Packaging -- Metric, Apothecary, and Household Systems of Measurement -- Drug Preparations and Equipment to Measure Doses -- Calculation of Oral Medications-Solids and Liquids -- Liquids for Injection -- Injections From Powders -- Calculation of Basic IV Drip Rates -- Special Types of Intravenous Calculations -- Dosage Problems for Infants and Children -- Information Basic to Administering Drugs -- Administration Procedures

The highly visual workbook provides beginning and experienced nurses with practical review of basic math skills, dosage calculation, and the fundamentals of safe and effective drug administration.

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PHARMACEUTICAL ARITHMETHIC

RS 57 .B83 2003