Dosage Calculations 9th Edition by Gloria D Pickar, Amy Pickar Abernethy ISBN 1439058474 9781439058473

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ISBN 10: 1439058474 
ISBN 13: 9781439058473
Author: Gloria D Pickar, Amy Pickar Abernethy

The best-selling dosage calculations book on the market, Gloria Pickar’s DOSAGE CALCULATIONS, 9th Edition features the three-step approach to basic and advanced Formula Method calculations that nursing and other health care professionals prefer, along with a reader-friendly writing style and handy “”work text”” format. In addition to easing readers into the math with a thorough review, the book uses a logic-based process to build confidence and limit anxiety. Featuring full-color images of drug labels, critical thinking assessments, and extensive clinical examples, DOSAGE CALCULATIONS, 9th Edition gives readers the skills they need to master dosage calculations in any clinical setting.

Dosage Calculations 9th Table of contents:

Introduction to the Learner
Using This Book
Section 1: Pretest and Mathematics Review
Essential Skills Evaluation: Pretest
Essential Skills Evaluation: Pretest Answer Sheet
Ch 1: Fractions and Decimals
Fractions
Decimals
Ch 2: Ratios, Percents, Simple Equations, and Ratio-Proportion
Ratios and Percents
Solving Simple Equations for X
Ratio-Proportion: Cross-Multiplying to Solve for X
Finding the Percentage of a Quantity
Section 1 Self-Evaluation
Section 2: Measurement Systems, Drug Orders, and Drug Labels
Ch 3: Systems of Measurement
Metric System
Apothecary and Household Systems
Other Common Drug Measurements: Units and Milliequivalents
Ch 4: Conversions: Metric and Household Systems
Identifying Need for Unit Conversion
Converting from One Unit to Another Using the Conversion Factor Method
Converting within the Metric System
Approximate Equivalents
Converting between Systems of Measurement Using the Conversion Factor Method
Ch 5: Conversions for Other Clinical Applications: Time and Temperature
Converting between Traditional and International Time
Converting between Celsius and Fahrenheit Temperature
Ch 6: Equipment Used in Dosage Measurement
Oral Administration
Parenteral Administration
Ch 7: Interpreting Drug Orders
Medical Abbreviations
The Drug Order
Medication Order and Administration Forms
Computerized Medication Administration Systems
Ch 8: Understanding Drug Labels
Brand and Generic Names
Dosage Strength
Form
Supply Dosage
Total Volume
Administration Route
Directions for Mixing or Reconstituting
Label Alerts
Name of the Manufacturer
Expiration Date
Lot or Control Numbers
National Drug Code (NDC)
Controlled Substance Schedule
Barcode Symbols
United States Pharmacopeia (USP) and National Formulary (NF)
Unit- or Single-Dose Labels
Combination Drugs
Supply Dosage Expressed as a Ratio or Percent
Checking Labels
Ch 9: Preventing Medication Errors
Prescription
Transcription
Safe Medication Administration
The Nurse’s Critical Role in Medication Error Prevention
Section 2 Self-Evaluation
Section 3: Drug Dosage Calculations
Ch 10: Oral Dosage of Drugs
Tablets and Capsules
Three-Step Approach to Dosage Calculations
Oral Liquids
Ch 11: Parenteral Dosage of Drugs
Injectable Solutions
High-Alert Parenteral Medications
Ch 12: Reconstitution of Solutions
Solution Properties
Reconstitution of Injectable Medications in Powder Form
Types of Reconstituted Parenteral Solutions
Reconstituted Parenteral Solutions with Various Routes
Reconstitution of Noninjectable Solutions
Topical Solutions and Irrigants
Oral and Enteral Feedings
Ch 13: Pediatric and Adult Dosages Based on Body Weight
Administering Medications to Children
Converting Pounds to Kilograms
Body Weight Method for Calculating Safe Pediatric Dosage
Combination Drugs
Adult Dosages Based on Body Weight
Ch 14: Alternative Dosage Calculation Methods: Ratio-Proportion and Dimensional Analysis
Converting Using the Ratio-Proportion Method
Using Ratio-Proportion to Calculate Dosages
Using Dimensional Analysis to Calculate Dosages
Section 3 Self-Evaluation
Section 4: Advanced Calculations
Ch 15: Intravenous Solutions, Equipment, and Calculations
IV Solutions
Calculating Components of IV Solutions When Expressed as a Percent
IV Sites
Monitoring IVs
Primary and Secondary IVs
Blood Administration Tubing
IV Flow Rate
Electronically-Regulated IVs
Calculating Flow Rates for Infusion Pumps in mL/h
Manually-Regulated IVs
Calculating Flow Rates for Manually-Regulated IVs in gtt/min
Adjusting IV Flow Rate
Intermittent IV Infusions
Calculating IV Infusion Time and Volume
Ch 16: Body Surface Area and Advanced Pediatric Calculations
Body Surface Area Method
Pediatric Volume Control Sets
Minimal Dilutions for IV Medications
Calculation of Daily Volume for Maintenance Fluids
Ch 17: Advanced Adult Intravenous Calculations
Calculating IV Dosages and Flow Rates Using Clinical Protocols
Critical Care IV Calculations: Calculating Flow Rate of an IV Medication to be Given over a Specifie
Limiting Infusion Volumes
Section 4: Self-Evaluation
Essential Skills Evaluation: Posttest
Comprehensive Skills Evaluation

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