cover image - Clinical Calculations - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 10th Edition
ISBN: 9780323812122
Copyright: 2023
Publication Date: 03-08-2022
Page Count: 464
Imprint: Elsevier
List Price: $85.99

Clinical Calculations - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 10th Edition

by Joyce LeFever Kee, MS, RN, Sally M. Marshall, RN, MSN, Mary Catherine Forrester, RN, MSN, ACNP-BC and Kathryn Woods, RN, BSN, DNP-C

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ISBN: 9780323812122
Copyright: 2023
Publication Date: 03-08-2022
Page Count: 464
Imprint: Elsevier
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Learn the most common methods of drug calculation, and use the one that is right for you! Clinical Calculations: With Applications to General and Specialty Areas, 10th Edition helps you learn to calculate drug dosages accurately. It covers the four major drug calculation methods — basic formula, ratio and proportion, fractional equation, and dimensional analysis — plus body weight and body surface area. It also includes practice problems not only for general care but also for specialty areas such as pediatrics and critical care. Written by a team of experts, this market-leading text shows how drug calculation and drug administration are related and emphasizes patient safety above all else.

    • Coverage of four major drug calculation methods includes basic formula, ratio and proportion, fractional equation, and dimensional analysis, plus body weight and body surface area, enabling you to learn and apply the method that works best for you
    • Information on drugs, drug administration techniques, and devices helps you master the most up-to-date techniques of drug administration, including oral, intravenous, intra-muscular, subcutaneous, and other routes
    • Calculations for Specialty Areas section addresses the drug calculations needed to practice in pediatric, labor and delivery, critical care, and community settings
    • Detailed, full-color photos and illustrations show current equipment for IV therapy, the latest types of pumps, and the newest syringes
    • Practice problems are included for specialty units — pediatrics, critical care, pediatric critical care, labor and delivery, and community — in addition to general patient areas
    • Comprehensive post-test allows you to test your knowledge of key concepts from the text
    • Information on pumps covers insulin and enteral infusion pumps, plus intravenous infusion pumps such as single and multi-channel, PCA, ands syringe, explaining their use in drug administration
    • Caution boxes provide alerts to problems or issues related to various drugs and their administration
    • NEW! Next-Generation NCLEX® examination-style and NGN Prep questions introduce the new elements from the updated NCLEX exam, assessing critical thinking, clinical judgment, and decision-making based on actual clinical situations

  • Part I: Basic Math Review

    Part II: Systems, Conversion, and Methods of Drug Calculation
    1. Systems Used for Drug Administration
    2. Conversion Within the Metric, Apothecary, and Household Systems
    3. Interpretation of Drug Labels, Drug Orders, Bar Codes, MAR and eMAR, Automation of Medication Dispensing, and Abbreviations
    4. Prevention of Medication Errors
    5. Alternative Methods for Drug Administration
    6. Methods of Calculation
    7. Methods of Calculation for Individualized Drug Dosing

    Part III: Calculations of Oral, Injectable, and Intravenous Drugs
    8. Oral and Enteral Preparations with Clinical Applications
    9. Injectable Preparations with Clinical Applications
    10. Insulin Administration (NEW!)
    11. Intravenous Preparations with Clinical Applications

    Part IV: Calculations for Specialty Areas
    12. Pediatrics
    13. Critical Care
    14. Pediatric Critical Care
    15. Labor and Delivery
    16. Community

    Part V: Post-Test: Oral Preparations, Injectables, Intravenous, and Pediatrics

    Appendix A: Guidelines for Administration
    Appendix B: Nomograms: Child and Adult

  • Joyce LeFever Kee, MS, RN, Associate Professor Emerita, School of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, Sally M. Marshall, RN, MSN, Nursing Service, Department of Veterans Affairs, Regional Office and Medical Center, Wilmington, DE, USA, Mary Catherine Forrester, RN, MSN, ACNP-BC and Kathryn Woods, RN, BSN, DNP-C
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