Drug Calculations
Ratio and Proportion Problems for Clinical Practice
By- Meta Brown, RN, Med, Retired Colonel, U.S. Army Field Hospital; Nursing Education Consultant; Former Director, Division of Nursing, Gateway Community College, Phoenix, AZ
- Joyce Mulholland, RNP, Nursing Education Consultant, Tucson, AZ
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.
Paperback, 464 Pages
Published: October 2011
Imprint: Mosby
ISBN: 978-0-323-07750-7
Contents
General Mathematics Self Assessment
1. General Mathematics
2. Ratio & Proportion
3. Safe Medication Administration4. Drug Measurements and Oral Dose Calculations
5. Injectable Medication Calculations6. Medication from Powders and Crystals: Oral and Intramuscular
7. Basic Intravenous Calculations8. Advanced Intravenous Calculations
9. Parenteral Nutrition10. Insulin
11. Anticoagulants12. Children's Dosages
Multiple Choice FinalComprehensive Final
Answer KeyIndex

