Synopses & Reviews
Compact and easy-to-use, Math for Nurses is 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. Math for Nurses helps students to calculate dosages accurately and improve the accuracy of drug delivery. The author uses a step-by-step approach with frequent examples to illustrate problem-solving and practical applications. Readers will find it great for use in the clinical setting or as a study aid. Practice problems throughout the text and end-of-chapter and end-of-unit review questions will aid students' application and recall of material. A handy pull-out card contains basic equivalents, conversion factors, and math formulas.
Synopsis
Now in its Seventh Edition, this pocket guide is a compact, portable, easy-to-use reference for dosage calculation and drug administration. The author uses a step-by-step approach with frequent examples to illustrate problem-solving and practical applications. Coverage includes review of mathematics, measurement systems, and a comprehensive section on dosage calculations.
Synopsis
This package contains the following products:
- 9780781763356 Boyer: Math for Nurses
- 9781605478487 LWW: Lippincott's Interactive & Case Studies in Dosage Calculations
Synopsis
This package includes the following products:
9780781763356 Boyer Math for Nurses
9780781765817 Cohen Study Guide to Accompany Memmler's The Human Body
9780781790734 Cohen Memmler's The Human Body in Health and Disease
9780781796163 Dunning Nurse's Quick Reference to Common Laboratory & Diagnostic
9781609136192 Lippincott Nursing2012 Drug Handbook with Online Toolkit
Table of Contents
UNIT 1 Basic Mathematics Review and Refresherandemsp;Chapter 1 Preassessment Test: Mathematics Skills Reviewandemsp;Chapter 2 FractionsChapter 3 DecimalsChapter 4 Percents, Ratio, and Proportionandemsp;and#160;
UNIT 2 Measurement Systemsand#160;Chapter 5 The Metric, Household, and Apothecary Systems of MeasurementChapter 6 Approximate Equivalents and System Conversionsand#160;
UNIT 3 Dosage Calculationsandemsp;and#160;Chapter 7 Medication LabelsChapter 8 Oral Dosage CalculationsChapter 9 Parenteral Dosage Calculationsandemsp;Chapter 10 Intravenous TherapyChapter 11 Intravenous Therapies: Critical Care ApplicationsChapter 12 InsulinChapter 13 Heparin Preparation and Dosage Calculations: Subcutaneous and IntravenousChapter 14 Pediatric Dosage Calculations and Intravenous TherapyChapter 15 Solutions and Drug Reconstitutionand#160;
Answersand#160;
AppendicesA. Roman Numeralsandemsp;
B. Rounding Off Decimalsandemsp;
C.and#160;Abbreviations for Drug Preparation and Administrationandemsp;
D. Intradermal Injectionsandemsp;
E. Subcutaneous Injectionsandemsp;
F. Intramuscular Injectionsandemsp;
G. Z-Track Injectionsandemsp;
H. Pediatric Intramuscular Injectionsandemsp;
I. Nursing Concerns for Pediatric Drug Administrationandemsp;
J. Nursing Considerations for Critical Care Drug Administrationandemsp;
K. Nursing Concerns for Geriatric Drug Administrationandemsp;
L. Needleless Intravenous Systemandemsp;
M. Temperature Conversions: Fahrenheit and Celsius Scalesandemsp;and#160;Index