Giangrasso, Anthony Patrick.

Ratio-proportion dosage calculations / Ratio and proportion dosage calculations by Anthony Patrick Giangrasso, Dolores Shrimpton. - Upper Saddle River, N.J. : London : Prentice Hall ; Pearson Education [distributor], 2009. - 416 p. ; 28 cm.

Includes CD-ROM.

Review of arithmetic for medical dosage calculations -- Safe and accurate drug administration -- Ratio and proportion -- The metric and household systems -- Converting from one system of measurement to another -- Oral medication doses -- Syringes -- Preparation of solutions -- Parenteral medications -- Calculating flow rates for intravenous medications -- Calculating pediatric dosages.

'Ratio-Proportion Dosage Calculations' provides the ease of learning the ratio and proportion method of calculation with a building block approach of the basics. Its consistent focus on safety, accuracy, and professionalism make it a valuable reference for nurses and other allied health professionals.

9780135135969 (pbk.) : £19.65 9780135135969

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Pharmaceutical arithmetic--Problems, exercises, etc
Pharmaceutical arithmetic.
Nursing
Pharmacology
Clinical & internal medicine
Health and Wellbeing.
Drug Dosage Calculations--Problems and Exercises

RS57

615.1401513 GIA 615/.1401513