Help your students learn how to make accurate drug calculations and administer medications safely! Calculate with Confidence, 8th Edition,makes it easy to understand the three major methods of dosage calculation — ratio and proportion, formula, and dimensional analysis. Clear, step-by-step instructions guide students through accurate calculation and safe administration of drug dosages. Thousands of practice problems ensure that students gain proficiency, patient safety is prioritized, and an emphasis on clinical judgment helps them prevent medication errors. Next-Generation NCLEX® (NGN) Exam–style case studies help students improve clinical judgment skills. With this popular text from trusted educator Deborah C. Morris, your students will learn to calculate drug dosages and administer medications with confidence and a high degree of patient safety!
NEW! Intravitreal route is now included in the discussion of routes of medication administration
Expanded medication error information includes “near-miss “errors
Updated content features newer drugs and the most up-to-date labels for all medications
Expanded discussion of oral medications features improved format with charts for easier reading
Expanded discussion on types of insulin includes a discussion of insulin-to-carbohydrate ratio and updates on the types of syringes available, including the U-50 dual syringe
More than 2,000 practice problems include a pre-test and a comprehensive post-test review
Three-part approach to evaluating basic math skills includes a pre-test, comprehensive unit, and review tests
Medication Administration chapter covers medication safety, a discussion of client rights, the basic six rights of medication administration, and routes of medication administration
Chapter review problems(with answer key) test all major topics presented in the chapter and help students assess their understanding of chapter content
Safety Alertboxes highlight issues that may lead to medication errors and empower students to identify actions that must be taken to avoid calculation errors
Tips for Clinical Practiceboxes call attention to information critical to math calculation and patient safety and equip students with the tools needed to follow best practices in patient care
Ruleboxes present important instructions essential to math calculations and familiarize students with information needed to accurately solve drug calculation problems
Clinical Reasoning Scenarios discuss safety issues related to medication administration
Points to Rememberfeature provides bulleted key points from the chapter
NEW! Intravitreal route is now included in the discussion of routes of medication administration
Expanded medication error information includes “near-miss “errors
Updated content features newer drugs and the most up-to-date labels for all medications
Expanded discussion of oral medications features improved format with charts for easier reading
Expanded discussion on types of insulin includes a discussion of insulin-to-carbohydrate ratio and updates on the types of syringes available, including the U-50 dual syringe
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Unit One: Math Review Pre-Test 1. Fractions 2. Decimals 3. Ratio and Proportion 4. Percentages Post-Test
Unit Two: Systems of Measurement 5. Metric System 6. Apothecary and Household Systems and Additional Measures Used in Medication Administration 7. Converting Within and Between Systems 8. Additional Conversions Useful in the Health Care Setting
Unit Three: Methods of Administration and Calculation 9. Medication Administration 10. Understanding and Interpreting Medication Orders 11. Medication Administration Records and Medication Distribution Systems 12. Reading Medication Labels 13. Dosage Calculation Using the Ratio and Proportion Method 14. Dosage Calculation Using the Formula Method 15. Dosage Calculation Using the Dimensional Analysis Method
Unit Four: Oral and Parenteral Dosage Forms and Insulin 16. Oral Medications 17. Parenteral Medications 18. Reconstitution of Solutions 19. Insulin
Unit Five: Intravenous, Heparin, and Critical Care Calculations and Pediatric and Adult Calculations Based on Weight 20: Intravenous Solutions and Equipment 21. Basic Intravenous Calculations 22. Heparin Calculations 23. Critical Care Calculations 24. Pediatric and Adult Dosage Calculation Based on Weight
Comprehensive Post-Test
References
Appendices A: Apothecary System B: FDA and ISMP Lists of Look-Alike Drug Names with Recommended Tall Man Letters C: TJC’s “Do Not Use” List of Abbreviations D: ISMP’s List of Error-Prone Abbreviations, Symbols, and Dose Designations E: ISMP List of High-Alert Medications in Acute Care Settings F: ISMP List of High-Alert Medications in Community/Ambulatory Healthcare
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