Hegstad, Lorrie N. <br/><br/>
Essential drug dosage calculations / 
Lorrie N. Hegstad and Wilma Hayek 
 - Fourth edition. 
 - Upper Saddle River, N.J :   Prentice Hall,   c2001. 
 - ix, 374 pages :  color illustrations ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes index. 
<br/><br/>	1. 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. 
<br/><br/> Helping 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780838522851 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>DRUGS -- DOSAGE<br/>MATHEMATICS<br/>PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS -- ADMINISTRATION & DOSAGE
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RS 748 .H44 2001