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Dimensional analysis : calculating dosages safely / Tracy Horntvedt.

By: Publisher: Philadelphia, PA : F.A. Davis Company, [2019]Copyright date: ©2019Edition: Second editionDescription: xvi, A-2, 450 pages ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780803661899
  • 0803661894
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 615.1/401513 23
LOC classification:
  • RS57 .H67 2019
  • RS57 .H67 2019
NLM classification:
  • QV 18.2
Contents:
Whole numbers -- Fractions -- Decimals and percents -- Dimensional analysis -- Measurements and equivalents -- Conversions -- Safety considerations in medication administration -- Prescriptions and medication orders -- Reading medication labels and syringes -- Reconstituting parenteral medications from a powder -- Calculations using weight and body surface area -- Intravenous delivery systems and equipment -- Intravenous calculations -- Enteral tube feedings -- Insulin administration -- Heparin administration -- Critical care dosage calculations -- Lifespan considerations in dosage calculations.
Summary: Dosage calculations can be intimidating, but they don<U+0019>t need to be. Dimensional analysis is an easy, systematic approach that shows you how to master simple to complex calculations with consistency and accuracy and reduce medication errors with simple safety mechanisms. Dimensional analysis, which can be used on virtually every dosage calculation problem, eliminates the need to use other methods or perform lengthy, multi-step calculations. It<U+0019>s a method of problem-solving that organizes data in a manner that is easy to understand and apply. -- From product description.
Holdings
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Textbook on reserve (2-hour) NMC Library Closed Reserves (Service Desk) HNR TEXTS 106 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 33039001490191

Pharmacology I

Circulating textbook (3-week) NMC Library Circulating Textbooks HNR TEXTS 106 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Checked out 05/08/2024 33039001488005

Pharmacology I

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Whole numbers -- Fractions -- Decimals and percents -- Dimensional analysis -- Measurements and equivalents -- Conversions -- Safety considerations in medication administration -- Prescriptions and medication orders -- Reading medication labels and syringes -- Reconstituting parenteral medications from a powder -- Calculations using weight and body surface area -- Intravenous delivery systems and equipment -- Intravenous calculations -- Enteral tube feedings -- Insulin administration -- Heparin administration -- Critical care dosage calculations -- Lifespan considerations in dosage calculations.

Dosage calculations can be intimidating, but they don<U+0019>t need to be. Dimensional analysis is an easy, systematic approach that shows you how to master simple to complex calculations with consistency and accuracy and reduce medication errors with simple safety mechanisms. Dimensional analysis, which can be used on virtually every dosage calculation problem, eliminates the need to use other methods or perform lengthy, multi-step calculations. It<U+0019>s a method of problem-solving that organizes data in a manner that is easy to understand and apply. -- From product description.

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