Quick guide to solving problems : using dimensional analysis /
Gloria P. Craig
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2003
- v, 192 pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm.
Includes index.
Arithmetic Review -- Systems of Measurement and Common Equivalents -- Solving Problems Using Dimensional Analysis -- One-Factor Medication Problems -- Two-Factor Medication Problems -- Three-Factor Medication Problems -- Practicing Problems with Dimensional Analysis
Offers rules and examples of calculations for LPN/LVN and RN students who use dimensional analysis to calculate and prepare dosages for administration by mouth (PO), and by subcutaneous (SQ), intramuscular (IM), and intravenous (IV) injections.