Dosage Calculations for Nurses, 1st edition

Published by Pearson Higher Education (December 8, 2009) © 2010

  • June L. Olsen College of Staten Island
  • Anthony Giangrasso La Guardia Community College
  • Dolores Shrimpton
  • Sheila Cunningham
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This comprehensive and easy-to-use guide for dosage calculations and drug administration is an excellent reference guide for nursing and healthcare professionals. Critical thinking case studies, practice tests, and exercises prepare students for real calculations so they can confidently calculate safe and accurate dosage levels

With a workbook style, comprehensive coverage and over 1,000 problems and answers, ‘Dosage Calculations for Nurses’ allows the student to work at their own pace in the areas where they feel need the most support.  

"This book is appropriate for new student nurses" Dawn Reasbeck, Sheffield Hallam University

"Excellent book with lots of examples and practice tests. Clear and easy to understand."
Alison Williams, School of Health & Social Care, Sport & Exercise Sciences, Glyndwr University 

"I found this book extremely practical, student friendly with a good range of self assessments for the student"Sharon Sykes, Senior Lecturer, Department of Nursing Studies, University of Central Lancashire 

"An excellent textbook for pre-reg nurses and non-medical prescribers"
Ruth Broadhead, Senior Lecturer, School of Nursing & Caring Sciences, University of Central Lancashire

  • Unit 1    Basic Calculation Skills and Introduction to Medical Administration
  • CHAPTER 1   Review of Arithmetic for Medical Dosage Calculations
  • CHAPTER 2   Safe and Accurate Drug Administration    
  • CHAPTER 3   Changing Units of Measurement
  • CHAPTER 4   The Metric Measurement Systems  
  • Unit  2   Oral and Parenteral Medications  
  • CHAPTER 5   Calculating Oral Medication Doses  
  • CHAPTER 6   Syringes  
  • CHAPTER 7   Solutions and Drug Strengths or Concentrations  
  • CHAPTER 8   Parenteral Medications  
  • CHAPTER 9   Calculating Flow Rates and Durations of Enteral  and Intravenous Infusions  
  • CHAPTER 10    Calculating Flow Rates for Intravenous Medications  
  • CHAPTER 11    Calculating Paediatric Dosages  
  • Comprehensive Self-Tests  
  • Appendices  
  • Appendix A  Answer Section  
  • Appendix B  Common Abbreviations Used in Medical Documentation
  • Appendix C  Summary of Units of Measurement in  
  • Appendix E  Tables of Weight Conversions  
  • Appendix F  Ratio and Proportion Method for Dosage Calculation  
  • Index

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