Dimensional analysis : calculating dosages safely / Tracy Horntvedt.
Publisher: Philadelphia, PA : F.A. Davis Company, [2019]Copyright date: ©2019Edition: Second editionDescription: xvi, A-2, 450 pages ; 28 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780803661899
- 0803661894
- 615.1/401513 23
- RS57 .H67 2019
- RS57 .H67 2019
- QV 18.2
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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.