Clinical Calculations
With Applications to General and Specialty Areas
By- Joyce Kee, MS, RN, Associate Professor Emerita, School of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware
- Sally Marshall, RN, MSN, Nursing Service, Department of Veterans Affairs, Regional Office and Medical Center, Wilmington, DE
The only text that covers all four major methods of drug calculation, Clinical Calculations: With Applications to General and Specialty Areas, 7th Edition emphasizes patient safety above all else. It reflects the medications used in clinical practice today, with clear guidelines on the latest drug administration forms, techniques, and devices for both general and specialty areas. Plus, its user-friendly format and abundance of practice problems make it easy to understand and apply key drug calculation concepts.
Paperback, 416 Pages
Published: February 2012
Imprint: Saunders
ISBN: 978-1-4557-0384-5
Contents
Part I: Basic Math Review
Part II: Systems, Conversion, and Methods of Drug Calculation
1. Systems Used for Drug Administration2. Conversion Within the Metric, Apothecary, and Household Systems
3. Interpretation of Drug Labels, Drug Orders, Bar Codes, MAR and eMAR, Automation of Medication Dispensing Administration, and Abbreviations4. NEW! Prevention of Medication Errors
5. Alternative Methods for Drug Administration6. Methods of Calculation
7. Methods of Calculation for Individualized Drug DosingPart III: Calculations of Oral, Injectable, and Intravenous Drugs
8. Oral and Enteral Preparations with Clinical Applications
9. Injectable Preparations with Clinical Applications10. Intravenous Preparations with Clinical Applications
Part IV: Calculations for Specialty Areas11. Pediatrics12. Critical Care
13. Pediatric Critical Care14. Labor and Delivery
15. CommunityPart V: Post-Test: Oral Preparations, Injectables, Intravenous, and PediatricsAppendix A: Guidelines for Administration of Medications
Appendix B: NomogramsReferences
