Ratio-proportion dosage calculations / by Anthony Patrick Giangrasso, Dolores Shrimpton.
Material type: TextPublication details: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall ; London : Pearson Education [distributor], 2009.Description: 416 p. ; 28 cmISBN:- 9780135135969 (pbk.) :
- 9780135135969
- Ratio and proportion dosage calculations
- 615.1401513 GIA
- 615/.1401513 22
- RS57
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection | 615.1401513 GIA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 222229 |
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.