TY - BOOK AU - Martinez de Castillo,Sandra Luz AU - Werner-McCullough,Maryanne TI - Calculating drug dosages: a patient-safe approach to nursing and math SN - 9780803624962 (pbk) AV - RS57 .M337 2017 U1 - 615.1/401513 23 PY - 2017///] CY - Philadelphia PB - F.A. Davis Company KW - Pharmaceutical Preparations KW - administration & dosage KW - Nurses' Instruction KW - Mathematics N1 - Safety in medication administration -- The drug label -- The metric system -- The household system -- Linear ratio and proportion -- Fractional ratio and proportion -- Dimensional analysis -- The formula method -- Calculating oral medication doses -- Syringes and needles -- Calculating parenteral medication doses -- Preparing powdered parenteral medications -- Administering insulin -- Intravenous therapy and infusion rates -- Calculating infusion and completion time -- Administering direct iv 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 ER -