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050 _aRS 748 .H44 2001
100 _aHegstad, Lorrie N.
_eauthor
245 0 _aEssential drug dosage calculations /
_cLorrie N. Hegstad and Wilma Hayek
250 _aFourth edition.
260 _aUpper Saddle River, New Jersey :
_bPrentice-Hall,
_cc2001
300 _aix, 374 pages :
_bcolor illustrations ;
_c24 cm.
365 _bUSD51.29
504 _aIncludes index.
505 _a1. Basic Arithmetic. -- 2. Metric System of Measurement. -- 3. Apothecaries' and Household Systems of Measurement. -- 4. Interpretation of Medication Orders and Labels. -- 5. Use of the Proportion Formula to Calculate Equivalent Units of Measure. -- 6. Checkpoint. -- 7. Calculation of Oral Medications. -- 8. Parenteral Drugs in Solution. -- 9. Powder and Crystalline-Form Drugs. -- 10. Checkpoint. -- 11. Insulin Dosage Calculations. -- 12. Calculation of Intravenous Fluids and Medications. -- 13. Advanced Intravenous Calculations. -- 14. Calculating Dosages for Infants and Children. -- 15. Exams.
520 _aHelping nursing students master the critical knowledge they will need to accurately prepare and administer safe medications, this text provides a concise method to help them develop competence in interpreting medication orders and calculating safe medication dosages.
650 _aDRUGS -- DOSAGE
700 _aHayek, Wilma
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