TY  - BOOK
AU  - Pickar, Gloria D.
AU  - Amy Pickar Abernethy
TI  - Dosage calculations
SN  - 9781439058473
AV  - RS 57 .P53 2013 
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Clifton Park, New York
PB  - Delmar Cengage Learning
KW  - PHARMACEUTICAL ARITHMETIC
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Section 1. Pretest and Mathematics Review: Fractions and decimals ; Ratios, percents, simple equations, and ratio-proportion -- Section 2. Measurement Systems, Drug Orders, and Drug Labels: Systems of measurement ; Conversions: metric and household systems ; Conversions for other clinical applications: time and temperature ; Equipment used in dosage measurement ; Interpreting drug orders ; Understanding drug labels ; Preventing medication errors -- Sectio 3. Drug Dosage Calculations: Oral dosage of drugs ; Parenteral dosage of drugs ; Reconstitution of solutions ; Pediatric and adult dosages based on body weight ; Alternative dosage calculation methods: ratio-proportion and dimensional analysis -- Section 4. Advanced Calculations: Intravenous solutions, equipment, and calculations ; Body surface area and advanced pediatric calculations ; Advanced adult intravenous calculations -- Essential Skills Evaluation: Posttest: Answer sheet -- Comprehensive Skills Evaluation: Answers -- Appendix A: Study guide -- Appendix B: Apothecary system
N2  - Features the three-step approach to basic and advanced Formula Method calculations that nursing and other health care professionals prefer. Including full-color images of drug labels, critical thinking assessments, and clinical examples, this title gives readers the skills they need to master dosage calculations in any clinical setting
ER  -