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Calculate with Confidence
- 7th Edition - August 18, 2017
- Author: Deborah C. Morris
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 4 1 7 2 4 - 2
Learn the three major methods of drug calculation! Calculate with Confidence, 7th Edition focuses on the increasing responsibility of the nurse in medication administr… Read more
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Request a sales quoteLearn the three major methods of drug calculation! Calculate with Confidence, 7th Edition focuses on the increasing responsibility of the nurse in medication administration, prioritizes client safety with QSEN, and includes updated content that reflects the current scope of practice. This popular text covers the ratio and proportion, formula, and dimensional analysis methods offering a step-by-step approach to the calculation and administration of drug dosages. With over 2,100 practice problems, this comprehensive title focuses on enhancing the learning experience of nursing students at all curricular levels by making content clinically applicable.
- Over 2000 practice problems include pre-test and comprehensive post-test review
- Pre-test Basic Math, Comprehensive Unit and Basic Math review tests allows you a three-part approach to evaluate your understanding of basic math material covered in Unit 1, directing you to review chapters if you miss any of these test questions.
- UPDATED Medication Administration chapter includes medication safety, expansion of discussion on client rights, the basic six rights of medication administration, and routes of medication administration.
- Chapter review problems and answer key tests all major topics presented in the chapter and enables you to assess understanding of chapter content.
- Safety Alert boxes highlight issues that may lead to mediation errors and empower you to identify actions that must be taken to avoid calculation errors.
- Cover image
- Title page
- Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Reviewers
- Preface to the Instructor
- Acknowledgments
- List of Illustrations
- List of Tables
- Unit One Math Review
- Pre-Test
- 1 Roman Numerals
- 2 Fractions
- Types of Fractions
- Converting Fractions
- Comparing Fractions
- Reducing Fractions
- Adding Fractions
- Subtracting Fractions
- Multiplying Fractions
- Dividing Fractions
- 3 Decimals
- Reading and Writing Decimals
- Comparing the Value of Decimals
- Adding and Subtracting Decimals
- Multiplying Decimals
- Dividing Decimals
- Rounding Off Decimals
- Changing Fractions to Decimals
- Changing Decimals to Fractions
- 4 Ratio and Proportion
- Ratios
- Proportions
- Solving for x in Ratio and Proportion
- Applying Ratio and Proportion to Dosage Calculation
- 5 Percentages
- Converting Percentages to Fractions, Decimals, and Ratios
- Percentage Measures
- Comparing Percents and Ratios
- Determining the Percent of a Quantity
- Determining What Percent One Number Is of Another
- Calculating the Percent of Change
- Post-Test
- Unit Two Systems of Measurement
- 6 Metric System
- Particulars of the Metric System
- Rules of the Metric System
- Units of Measure
- Conversions Between Metric Units
- 7 Apothecary and Household Systems
- Apothecary System
- Household System
- Other Medication Measurements Used in Dosage Calculation
- 8 Converting Within and Between Systems
- Equivalents Among Metric and Household Systems
- Converting
- Methods of Converting
- Converting Within the Same System
- Converting Between Systems
- Calculating Intake and Output
- 9 Additional Conversions Useful in the Health Care Setting
- Converting Between Celsius and Fahrenheit
- Formulas for Converting Between Fahrenheit and Celsius Scales
- Metric Measures Relating to Length
- Conversions Relating to Weight
- Military Time
- Calculating Completion Times
- Unit Three Methods of Administration and Calculation
- 10 Medication Administration
- Medication Errors
- Critical Thinking and Medication Administration
- Factors That Influence Medication Dosages and Action
- Special Considerations for the Elderly
- The Rights of Medication Administration
- Medication Reconciliation
- Client Education
- Home Care Considerations
- Routes of Medication Administration
- Equipment Used for Medication Administration
- Equipment for Administering Oral Medications to a Child
- 11 Understanding and Interpreting Medication Orders
- Verbal Orders
- Transcription of Medication Orders
- Writing a Medication Order
- Components of a Medication Order
- Interpreting a Medication Order
- 12 Medication Administration Records and Medication Distribution Systems
- Medication Orders
- Medication Administration Record
- Essential Components on a Medication Record
- Documentation of Medications Administered
- Explanation of Medication Administration Records
- Use of Computers in Medication Administration
- Medication Distribution Systems
- Unit-Dose System
- Computer-Controlled Dispensing System
- Barcode Medication Delivery
- Additional Technology in Medication Administration
- Advantages and Disadvantages of Technology
- Scheduling Medication Times
- Military Time
- 13 Reading Medication Labels
- Reading Medication Labels
- Generic Name
- Trade Name
- Dosage Strength
- Dosage Expressed as Ratio or Percent
- Form
- Barcoding Symbols
- Route of Administration
- Total Volume
- Total Amount in Container
- Directions for Mixing or Reconstituting a Medication
- Precautions
- Expiration Date
- Controlled Medication Labeling
- Medication Labels for Combined Medications
- Unit-Dose Packaging
- Medication Information
- Over-the-Counter (OTC) Labels
- Answers to Chapter Review
- 14 Dosage Calculation Using the Ratio and Proportion Method
- Use of Ratio and Proportion in Dosage Calculation
- Part I
- Part II
- Answers to Practice Problems
- Answers to Chapter Review Part I
- Answers to Chapter Review Part II
- 15 Dosage Calculation Using the Formula Method
- Formula for Calculating Dosages
- Using the Formula Method
- 16 Dosage Calculation Using the Dimensional Analysis Method
- Understanding the Basics of Dimensional Analysis
- Dosage Calculation Using Dimensional Analysis
- Unit Four Oral and Parenteral Dosage Forms and Insulin
- 17 Oral Medications
- Forms of Solid Medications
- Calculating Oral Liquids
- Measuring Oral Liquids
- 18 Parenteral Medications
- Parenteral Medication Packaging
- Syringes
- Medications Labeled in Percentage Strengths
- Solutions Expressed in Ratio Strength
- Parenteral Medications Measured in Units
- Parenteral Medications in Milliequivalents
- Calculating Parenteral Dosages
- Calculating Injectable Medications According to the Syringe
- Calculating Dosages for Medications in Units
- Mixing Medications in the Same Syringe
- 19 Reconstitution of Solutions
- Basic Principles for Reconstitution
- Reconstituting Medications with More Than One Direction for Mixing (Multiple Strength)
- Reconstitution from Package Insert Directions and Medications with Different Reconstitution Directions Depending on Route of Administration
- Medications with Instructions to “See Accompanying Literature” (Package Insert) for Reconstitution and Administration
- Calculation of Dosages
- Reconstitution of Noninjectable Solutions
- 20 Insulin
- Types of Insulin
- Labels
- Insulin Action Times
- Appearance of Insulin
- Insulin Administration
- Insulin Orders
- Current Recommendations for Use of the Sliding Scale Protocol
- Preparing a Single Dosage of Insulin in an Insulin Syringe
- Measuring Two Types of Insulin in the Same Syringe
- Unit Five Intravenous, Heparin, and Critical Care Calculations and Pediatric and Adult Calculations Based on Weight
- 21 Intravenous Solutions and Equipment
- IV Delivery Methods
- IV Solutions
- Administration of IV Fluids
- 22 Intravenous Calculations
- IV Flow Rate Calculation
- Manually Regulated IVs
- Calculating Flow Rates in Drops Per Minute
- Using a Formula
- Calculating IV Flow Rates When Several Solutions Are Ordered
- Calculating IV Flow Rates Using a Dial-Flow Controller
- Calculating Intermittent IV Infusions Piggyback
- Determining the Amount of Medication in a Specific Amount of Solution
- Determining Infusion Times and Volumes
- Steps to Calculating a Problem with an Unknown with the Formula Method
- Recalculating an IV Flow Rate
- Calculating Total Infusion Times
- Calculating Infusion Time When Rate in mL/hr Is Not Indicated for Large Volumes of Fluid
- Calculating Infusion Time for Small Volumes of Fluid
- Charting IV Therapy
- Labeling Solution Bags
- Administration of Medications by IV Push
- 23 Heparin Calculations
- Heparin Errors
- Heparin Dosage Strengths
- Reading Heparin Labels
- Calculation of Subcutaneous Dosages
- Calculation of IV Heparin Solutions
- Calculating Heparin Dosages Based on Weight
- 24 Critical Care Calculations
- Calculating Rate in mL/hr
- Calculating Critical Care Dosages per Hour or per Minute
- Medications Ordered in Milligrams per Minute
- Calculating Dosages Based on mcg/kg/min
- IV Flow Rates for Titrated Medications
- Developing a Titration Table
- 25 Pediatric and Adult Dosage Calculations Based on Weight
- Formula for Calculating BSA From Kilograms and Centimeters
- Pediatric IV Administration
- Comprehensive Post-Test
- References
- Appendix Table of Contents
- Appendix A: Apothecary System
- Appendix B: FDA and ISMP Lists of Look-Alike Drug Names with Recommended Tall Man Letters
- Appendix C: TJC’s “Do Not Use” List of Abbreviations
- Appendix D: ISMP’s List of Error-Prone Abbreviations, Symbols, and Dose Designations
- Appendix E: ISMP List of High-Alert Medications in Acute Care Settings
- Appendix F: ISMP List of High-Alert Medications in Community/Ambulatory Healthcare
- Index
- Drug Label Index
- Inside Back Cover
- Language: English
- Edition: 7
- Published: August 18, 2017
- Imprint: Mosby
- eBook ISBN: 9780323417242
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Deborah C. Morris
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Nursing, Department of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences, Bronx Community College, Bronx, NY