a pocket guide to dosage calculation and drug preparation /
First Statement of Responsibility
Mary Jo Boyer
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
8th ed
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Philadelphia :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
c2013
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xvi, 400 p. :
Other Physical Details
ill. (some col.) ;
Dimensions
19 cm
GENERAL NOTES
Text of Note
"A pocket-size laminated insert card: 'Containing approximate system equivalents and conversions formulas...' will be found inside the back cover."
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Includes index
CONTENTS NOTE
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Preassessment test : mathematics skills review -- Fractions -- Decimals -- Percents, ratio, and proportion -- The metric, household, and apothecary systems of measurement -- Approximate equivalents and system conversions -- Medication labels -- Oral dosage calculations -- Parenteral dosage calculations -- Intravenous therapy -- Intravenous therapies : critical care applications -- Insulin -- Heparin preparation and dosage calculations : subcutaneous and intravenous -- Pediatric dosage calculations and intravenous therapy -- Solutions and drug reconstitution
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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A pocket-sized guide/reference to dosage calculation and drug administration. It includes a review of basic math skills, measurement systems, and drug calculations/preparations. It helps students to calculate dosages accurately and improve the accuracy of drug delivery