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Drug calculations : ratio and proportion problems for clinical practice / Meta Brown Seltzer and Joyce M. Mulholland

By: Seltzer, Meta Brown [author]Contributor(s): Mulholland, Joyce M [co-author]Material type: Text

TextPublication details: St. Louis, Mo. : Elsevier/Saunders, c2012Edition: Ninth editionDescription: xv, 445 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cmISBN: 9780323077507Subject(s): PHARMACEUTICAL ARITHMETICLOC classification: RS 57 .S45 2012

Contents:

General mathematics -- Ratio and proportion -- Safe medication administration -- Drug measurements and oral dose calculations -- Injectable medication calculations -- Medications from powders and crystal: oral and intramuscular -- Basic intravenous calculations -- Advanced intravenous calculations -- Parenteral nutrition -- Insulin administration -- Anticoagulants -- Children's dosages

Summary: "Covering the ratio and proportion method of drug calculations, "Drug Calculations: Ratio and Proportion Problems for Clinical Practice, 9th Edition" provides clear, step-by-step explanations and concise examples to ensure safety and accuracy. Unique to this book, a "proof" step in the answer key lets you double-check your calculation results to avoid medication errors. Safety is also addressed through the inclusion of Quality & Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) information and with features such as Clinical Alerts and High Alert drug icons calling attention to situations in actual practice that have resulted in drug errors. Written by Meta Brown Seltzer and Joyce Mulholland, this text includes extensive hands-on practice with calculation problems, critical thinking exercises, worksheets, and assessment tests. And to boost your proficiency, a companion Evolve website adds more than 600 additional practice problems."-- From publisher's website

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	LRC - Main	National University - Manila	Pharmacy	General Circulation	GC RS 57 .S45 2012 c.1 (Browse shelf (Opens below))	c.1	Available		NULIB000001732
Books	LRC - Main	National University - Manila	Pharmacy	General Circulation	GC RS 57 .S45 2012 c.2 (Browse shelf (Opens below))	c.2	Available		NULIB000007931

Includes index.

General mathematics --
Ratio and proportion --
Safe medication administration --
Drug measurements and oral dose calculations --
Injectable medication calculations --
Medications from powders and crystal: oral and intramuscular --
Basic intravenous calculations --
Advanced intravenous calculations --
Parenteral nutrition --
Insulin administration --
Anticoagulants --
Children's dosages

"Covering the ratio and proportion method of drug calculations, "Drug Calculations: Ratio and Proportion Problems for Clinical Practice, 9th Edition" provides clear, step-by-step explanations and concise examples to ensure safety and accuracy. Unique to this book, a "proof" step in the answer key lets you double-check your calculation results to avoid medication errors. Safety is also addressed through the inclusion of Quality & Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) information and with features such as Clinical Alerts and High Alert drug icons calling attention to situations in actual practice that have resulted in drug errors. Written by Meta Brown Seltzer and Joyce Mulholland, this text includes extensive hands-on practice with calculation problems, critical thinking exercises, worksheets, and assessment tests. And to boost your proficiency, a companion Evolve website adds more than 600 additional practice problems."-- From publisher's website

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