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Learn to calculate drug dosages accurately with this practical workbook-textbook! Calculation of Drug Dosages: A Work Text, 12th Edition makes it easy to understand and master the three major methods of dosage calculation - ratio and proportion, formula, and dimensional analysis. A basic review of mathematics refreshes your math skills, and practice problems, worksheets, and practice tests help you gain confidence in making drug calculations. New to this edition are Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN) practice problems preparing you for the critical thinking questions on the NGN exam. Written by nursing experts Sheila Ogden and Linda Fluharty, this worktext is ideal for nursing students and for nurses returning to practice! Learning objectives keep you focused and explain what you should accomplish upon the completion of each chapter. Logical structure organizes the material from simple to complex, making it easier to build upon and retain knowledge. Extensive math review covers the basic math skills essential for accurate calculation of drug dosages and helps you identify your strengths and weaknesses. Chapter worksheets allow you to practice solving realistic problems. Post-tests at the end of each chapter allow you to assess your understanding of content. Alert boxes highlight information crucial to math calculation and patient safety. Comprehensive post-test at the end of the book offers additional practice and measures your overall understanding. 40 flash cards on the Evolve website make it easy to study and review abbreviations, formulas, and conversions from the book. NEW! Next Generation NCLEX® practice problems and case studies progress from simple to complex concepts and are included in chapters throughout the text. NEW! Coverage of heparin drip calculation describes how to calculate and administer an IV weight-based heparin bolus from the IV heparin. NEW! Added IV coverage is included in the IV Flow Rates and IV Flow Rates for Dosages Measured in Units chapters. NEW! Updated drug information and medication labels are added to this edition.

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Author:   Sheila J. Ogden, MSN, RN (Formerly Director, Orthopaedic Service Line Clarian Health Partners Indianapolis, Indiana) ,  Linda Fluharty (ssociate Professor <br>School of Health Sciences <br>Nursing Program <br>Ivy Tech Community College <br>Indianapolis, Indiana)
Publisher:   Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Imprint:   Mosby
Edition:   12th edition
Weight:   1.260kg
ISBN:  

9780323826228

ISBN 10:   0323826229
Pages:   656
Publication Date:   23 February 2022
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Replaced By:   9780443348679
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

art I: Review of Mathematics  Review of Mathematics Pretest   Chapter 1 Fractions  Chapter 2 Decimals  Chapter 3 Percents  Chapter 4 Ratios  Chapter 5 Proportions   Review of Mathematics Posttest   Part II Units and Measurements for the Calculation of Drug Dosages  Chapter 6 Metric and Household Measurements  Chapter 7 Calculations Used in Patient Assessments  Part III Preparation for Calculation of Drug Dosages  Chapter 8-Safety in Medication Administration   Chapter 9- Interpretation of the Physician's Orders   Chapter 10-Reading Medication Label   Part IV Calculation of Drug Dosages  Chapter 11 Oral Dosages  Chapter 12 Parenteral Dosages  Chapter 13 Dosages Measured in Units  Chapter 14 Reconstitution of Medications  Chapter 15 Intravenous Flow Rates  Chapter 16 Intravenous Flow Rates for Dosages Measured in Units  Chapter 17 Critical Care Intravenous Flow Rates  Chapter 18 Pediatric Dosages  Chapter 19 Obstetric Dosages  Comprehensive Posttest  Glossary  Appendix A - Apothecary Systems of Measure   Index 

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