A nurse's guide to dosage calculation : giving medications safely /
Niblett, Vicki.
A nurse's guide to dosage calculation : giving medications safely / Vicki Niblett. - Philadelphia, Pa. ; London : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2006. - xxi, 311 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Includes index.
UNIT 1: Review the Math:- 1. Basic math review:- Fractions--Decimal System-- Percents--Chapter l self test--2. Calculations used in determining drug doses:- Ratios--Proportion--Formula--Chapter 2 self test--UNIT 2: Interpret the Doctor\'s Order:- 3. Abbreviations:-Drug preparations--Extended action drug preparations--Routes of administration--Times of administration--Miscellaneous-- Chapter 3 self test--4. Systems of Measurement:- Systems International d\'Unites (International system of units) (SI)--Units or International Units (IU)--Apothecary system--Household system--24-hour clock--Chapter 4 self test-- 5. Components of a Doctor\'s Order:- Components of a Doctor\'s Order--Patient--Drug--Dose--Route--Frequency--Chapter 5 Self test--6. Interpreting drug labels:- Manufacturer\'s label--Hospital pharmacy label--Unit dose packaging--Pharmacy label--Chapter 6 self test--7. Medication systems:- Medication administration record--Medication delivery systems--Chapter 7 self test--UNIT 3: Calculate the dose:- 8. Oral medications--Calculate the dose--Oral solids--Oral liquids--Chapter 8 self test--9. Parenteral medications:- Liquid preparations--Diluting small-dose liquids--Reconstituting powders--Chapter 9 self test--UNIT 4: Administer the medications:- 10. Preparation of oral medications for administration--Types of oral solids--Administering oral solids--To crush or not to crush--Administering crushed solids--Administering oral liquids--11. Preparation of Injections for administration:- Syringes and needles: choosing the appropriate size--Mixing two medications in the same syinge--12. Intravenous therapy:- Equipment used in IV therapy--Calculation of flow rates and drip rates--Chapter 12 self test--13. Intravenous medications:- Intermittent IV medications--Contin uous administration of IV medications--Portable continuous infusion pumps--Chapter 13 self test--UNIT 5: Special calculations:- 14. Preparation and administration of insulin--Insulin preparations--Insulin syringes--Preparing insulin for subcutaneous injection--Titratee insulin--Intravenous insulin--Insulin delivery devices--Documentation of insulin administration--Chapter 14 self test--15. Anticoagulant therapy:- Heparin--Low molecular weight heparins--Oral anticoagulants--Chapter 15 self test--16.
This dosage calculations textbook is designed expressly for use in Canadian schools of nursing. It teaches three methods of dosage calculation - ratio and proportion, cross-multiplying of fractions, and formula - using the SI Unit system of measurement.
9780781758536 (pbk.) : £25.00 078175853X (pbk.) : Đ21.00
Pharmaceutical arithmetic.
Drugs--Dosage
Nursing--Mathematics
Health and Wellbeing.
Pharmacology
RS57 / .N57 2006
615.14 NIB
A nurse's guide to dosage calculation : giving medications safely / Vicki Niblett. - Philadelphia, Pa. ; London : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2006. - xxi, 311 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Includes index.
UNIT 1: Review the Math:- 1. Basic math review:- Fractions--Decimal System-- Percents--Chapter l self test--2. Calculations used in determining drug doses:- Ratios--Proportion--Formula--Chapter 2 self test--UNIT 2: Interpret the Doctor\'s Order:- 3. Abbreviations:-Drug preparations--Extended action drug preparations--Routes of administration--Times of administration--Miscellaneous-- Chapter 3 self test--4. Systems of Measurement:- Systems International d\'Unites (International system of units) (SI)--Units or International Units (IU)--Apothecary system--Household system--24-hour clock--Chapter 4 self test-- 5. Components of a Doctor\'s Order:- Components of a Doctor\'s Order--Patient--Drug--Dose--Route--Frequency--Chapter 5 Self test--6. Interpreting drug labels:- Manufacturer\'s label--Hospital pharmacy label--Unit dose packaging--Pharmacy label--Chapter 6 self test--7. Medication systems:- Medication administration record--Medication delivery systems--Chapter 7 self test--UNIT 3: Calculate the dose:- 8. Oral medications--Calculate the dose--Oral solids--Oral liquids--Chapter 8 self test--9. Parenteral medications:- Liquid preparations--Diluting small-dose liquids--Reconstituting powders--Chapter 9 self test--UNIT 4: Administer the medications:- 10. Preparation of oral medications for administration--Types of oral solids--Administering oral solids--To crush or not to crush--Administering crushed solids--Administering oral liquids--11. Preparation of Injections for administration:- Syringes and needles: choosing the appropriate size--Mixing two medications in the same syinge--12. Intravenous therapy:- Equipment used in IV therapy--Calculation of flow rates and drip rates--Chapter 12 self test--13. Intravenous medications:- Intermittent IV medications--Contin uous administration of IV medications--Portable continuous infusion pumps--Chapter 13 self test--UNIT 5: Special calculations:- 14. Preparation and administration of insulin--Insulin preparations--Insulin syringes--Preparing insulin for subcutaneous injection--Titratee insulin--Intravenous insulin--Insulin delivery devices--Documentation of insulin administration--Chapter 14 self test--15. Anticoagulant therapy:- Heparin--Low molecular weight heparins--Oral anticoagulants--Chapter 15 self test--16.
This dosage calculations textbook is designed expressly for use in Canadian schools of nursing. It teaches three methods of dosage calculation - ratio and proportion, cross-multiplying of fractions, and formula - using the SI Unit system of measurement.
9780781758536 (pbk.) : £25.00 078175853X (pbk.) : Đ21.00
Pharmaceutical arithmetic.
Drugs--Dosage
Nursing--Mathematics
Health and Wellbeing.
Pharmacology
RS57 / .N57 2006
615.14 NIB