Synopses & Reviews
CALCULATE WITH CONFIDENCE offers a clear consistent format with a step-by-step approach to the calculation and administration of drug dosages for easy comprehension. The new 3rd edition includes ratio and proportion, formula and dimensional analysis, the most common methods used in clinical practice. A full-color presentation of over 200 drug labels, syringes, and other illustrations help students simulate clinical reality. Chapter objectives, chapter practice problems and reviews, Points to Remember boxes, Critical Thinking to Avoid Drug Calculation Errors boxes, new marginal notes, a user-friendly answer key, and an extensive math review are all provided on convenient, perforated, 3-hole punched pages. The 3rd Edition, features two new chapters, Additional Conversions Useful in Health Care Settings and Dimensional Analysis; and includes a FREE interactive companion, Daugherty and Roman's Dosages and Solutions CD. This useful CD provides additional practice problems for the ration and proportion, formula, fractional equation and dimensional analysis calculations methods.
Synopsis
The new, 3rd Edition of this popular dosage and solutions text now includes dimensional analysis -- along with the ratio and proportion and formula methods -- to encompass the most common methods used in clinical practice. An engaging 4-color design -- complete with over 200 full-color drug labels, syringes, and other illustrations -- simulates clinical practice. Plus, a student-friendly pedagogy, an extensive math review, and a wealth of examples and exercises help students master the skills they need to succeed in the classroom, in examinations, and in the clinical setting.
Synopsis
Calculate with Confidence 3/e has been a successful text in the dosage and solutions market-place over the last two editions. The new 3rd edition will include ratio and proportion, formula, and now dimensional analysis, the most common methods used in clinical practice. It will also include a four-colour design throughout and a full-colour presentation of over 200 drug labels, syringes, and other illustrations to simulate clinical reality. Key features throughout the text include chapter objectives, chapter practice problems and reviews, points to remember boxes, critical thinking to avoid drug calculation errors boxes, a user-friendly answer key, an extensive math review (pre and post-tests) and perforated 3-hole punched pages.
Provides a clear consistent format with a step-by-step approach to the calculation and administration of drug dosages for easy comprehension. An basic math review along with a pretest and posttest are featured at the beginning of the text to help students refresh their mathematical skills and identify areas that need or do not need review.Includes 'Critical Thinking to Avoid Drug Calculation Errors' boxes throughout the textAll syringe illustrations have been distinctly shaded for accurate visualization of dosagesA comprehensive post-test is provided at the end of the book to allow students to measure their progress and competency. Answers are found at the back of the book in the answer key section.A new, more user friendly, four color design is incorporated throughout Features more than 200 drug labels along with syringes and illustrations in full color Includes an easy to locate Answer Key for the pre-test, post-test and all chapter review problems and practice problemsNew Chapter 9: Additional Conversions Useful in Health Care Settings chapter is included to focus on other measurements relevant in the health care setting such as converting between Celsius and Fahrenheit, pounds to kilograms and kilograms to pounds, and units of length to inches, centimeters and millimetersNew Chapter 24: Dimensional Analysis chapter is included to provide exposure to this method of calculation which is growing popular in nursing and allied health professionsDaugherty and Roman's Dosages and Solutions CD ROM Companion will be packaged with each copy of text. This CD provides additional practice problems for the ration and proportion, formula, fractional equation and dimensional analysis calculations methodsMarginal Notes are featured throughout to highlight key information to remember for clinical practice. They also provide a work text format with addition space for students to figure their calculations