Richard Snyder, Barry Schoenborn

Medical Dosage Calculations For Dummies

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Produktbeschreibung

Score your highest in a medical dosage calculations course A recent shortage of nurses in a society with an aging population has triggered the demand for students to enter the field of medical study.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Mai 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 189mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 676g
• ISBN-13: 9780470930649
• ISBN-10: 0470930640
• Artikelnr.: 32734456

Autorenporträt

Dr. Richard W. Snyder, DO is an osteopathic physician, board certified in both internal medicine and nephrology. He has authored and coauthored several articles in peer-reviewed journals. Barry Schoenborn is a longtime technical writer and is the coauthor of Technical Math For Dummies.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction.

Part I: Getting Up to Speed: Reviewing Math Basics.

Chapter 1: Brushing Up on Your Math Skills and Entering theHealthcare Field.

Chapter 2: Using Numbers and Arithmetic.

Chapter 3: Getting Familiar with Fractions and Their FanaticForms.

Chapter 4: Getting Familiar with Systems of Measurement and UnitConversions.

Part II: Minding Your Meds: Administration and CalculationMethods.

Chapter 5: The Prescription: Just What the Doctor Ordered.

Chapter 6: Medication Labels and atient Safety.

Chapter 7: Proper Medical Documentation and Dispensation.

Chapter 8: Mastering Calculation Methods for Dosing Meds.

Part III: Calculations for Different Routes ofAdministration.

Chapter 9: Oral Calculations: Tablets, Capsules, andLiquids.

Chapter 10: Parenteral Injections and Calculations.

Chapter 11: The IV League: Intravenous Dosing andCalculations.

Chapter 12: Working with Reconstituted Solutions: It'slike Magic.

Part IV: Dosing in Special Situations.

Chapter 13: Insulin: Call It a Miracle Drug.

Chapter 14: Dosing for Two: The Pregnant Patient.

Chapter 15: Kid Stuff: Pediatric Calculations.

Chapter 16: Adjusting Dosages for People in SpecialSituations.

Chapter 17: Critical Care Dosing and Calculations.

Chapter 18: Keeping a Patient Well-Nourished.

Part V: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 19: Ten Essential Dosing Calculations.

Chapter 20: Ten Ways to Avoid Common Dosing Mistakes.

Index.