Calculating drug dosages : a patient-safe approach to nursing and math

Martinez de Castillo, Sandra Luz (author.). Werner-McCullough, Maryanne, (author.).

Summary: "The purpose of this book remains prevention of medication errors and promoting patient safety continues to be the focus of this book. In addition to demonstrating how to solve a drug dosage problem we have included medication administration situations encountered in clinical practice"--

Record details

ISBN: 9781719641227
ISBN: 1719641226
ISBN: 9781719641234
Physical Description: print
xii, 577 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
Edition: Second edition.
Publisher: Philadelphia, PA : F.A. Davis Company, [2021]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Safety in medication administration -- The drug label -- The metric system -- The household system -- Linear ratio and proportion -- Fractional ratio and proportion -- Dimensional analysis -- Formula methods -- Calculating oral medication doses -- Syringes and needles -- Calculating parenteral medication dosages -- Preparing powdered parenteral medications -- Administration of insulin -- Intravenous infusion and infusion rates -- Calculating infusion and completion time -- Administering IV push medications -- Verifying safe dose -- Titration of intravenous medications -- Calculating intake and output -- Parenteral intake -- Considerations for the pediatric population -- Considerations for the older adult population.