Calculate with confidence /
Deborah Gray Morris
- 3rd edition
- St. Louis, Mo. : Mosby, c2002
- xxii, 602 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
Includes index.
Contents
Unit one: Math review 1.Roman numerals 2.Fractions 3.Decimals 4.Ratio and proportion 5.Percentages
Unit two: Systems of measurement 6.Metric system 7.Apothecaries' and household systems 8.Converting within and between systems 9.Additional conversions useful in the health care setting
Unit three: Methods of administration and calculation 10.Medication administration 11.Understanding medication orders 12.Medication administration records 13.Reading medication labels 14.Calculating doses using ratio-proportion 15.Dose calculation using the formula method
Unit four: Oral and parental dose forms, insulin, and pediatric dose calculations 16.Calculation of oral medications 17.Parenteral medications 18.Powdered drugs 19.Insulin 20.Pediatric dose calculation
Unit five: Basic I.V., Heprarin and critical care calculations 21.Basic I.V. calculations 22.Heparin calculations 23.Critical care calculations Unit 24.Dimensional analysis.