Henke's Med-Math. Dosage Calculation, Preparation, and Administration [Buchholz - LIPPINCOTT Williams and Wilkins]
- ISBN/EAN
- 9781496302847
- Editore
- LIPPINCOTT Williams and Wilkins
- Formato
- Brossura
- Anno
- 2015
- Pagine
- 544
Disponibile
76,00 €
This best-selling text features a highly visual, hands-on approach to learning dosage calculations and principles of drug administration. It presents step-by-step approaches to solving problems and includes dosage problems that simulate actual clinical experience. Each chapter includes numerous examples, self-tests, and proficiency tests.
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| Autore | Buchholz Susan |
|---|---|
| Editore | LIPPINCOTT Williams and Wilkins |
| Anno | 2015 |
| Tipologia | Libro |
| Lingua | Inglese |
| Indice | 1.Arithmetic Needed for Dosage 1 Multiplying Whole Numbers 2 Dividing Whole Numbers 2 Fractions 3 Decimals 9 Percents 15 Fractions, Ratio, and Proportion 18 Proficiency Test 1 Arithmetic 21 Answers 22 2.Metric and Household Systems of Measurement 31 Metric System 32 Household System 39 Liquid Measures 40 Other Conversions 41 Proficiency Test 1 Exercises in Equivalents and Mixed Conversions 44 Answers 45 3.Drug Abbreviations, Labels, and Packaging 47 Interpreting the Language of Prescriptions 47 Time of Administration of Drugs 48 Routes of Administration 52 Metric and SI Abbreviations 54 Household Abbreviations 55 Terms and Abbreviations for Drug Preparations 55 Drug Labels 57 Drug Packaging 59 Equipment to Measure Doses 68 Proficiency Test 1 Abbreviations/Military Time 72 Proficiency Test 2 Reading Prescriptions/Interpreting Written Prescriptions 73 Proficiency Test 3 Labels and Packaging 75 Answers 79 4.Calculation of Oral Medications—Solids and Liquids 81 Oral Solids 82 Converting Order and Supply to the Same Weight Measure 91 Clearing Decimals When Using the Formula Method 93 Special Types of Oral Solid Orders 97 Oral Liquids 98 Special Types of Oral Liquid Orders 107 Oral Solid and Liquid Problems Without Written Calculations/“Common Sense” Calculations 107 Proficiency Test 1 Calculation of Oral Doses 113 Proficiency Test 2 Calculation of Oral Doses 115 Proficiency Test 3 Calculation of Oral Doses 117 Answers 118 5.Liquids for Injection 139 Syringes and Rounding 139 Special Types of Problems in Injections From a Liquid 153 Injections From Powders 160 Distinctive Features of Injections From Powders 162 Where to Find Information About Reconstitution of Powders 163 Insulin Injections 172 Proficiency Test 1 Calculations of Liquid Injections 187 Proficiency Test 2 Calculations of Liquid Injections and Injections From Powders 190 Proficiency Test 3 Calculations of Liquid Injections 193 Proficiency Test 4 Mental Drill in Liquids-for-Injection Problems 194 Answers 195 6.Calculation of Basic IV Drip Rates 213 Types of IV Fluids 213 Calculating Basic IV Drip Rates 216 Adding Medications to IVs 224 Medications for Intermittent IV Administration 226 Ambulatory Infusion Device 230 Enteral Nutrition 231 Proficiency Test 1 Basic IV Problems 239 Answers 241 7.Special Types of IV Calculations 255 Amount of Drug in a Solution 256 Medications Ordered in units/hour or mg/hour 256 Medications Ordered in mcg/minute, mcg/kg/minute, or milliunits/minute—Calculation of Rate 268 Body Surface Nomogram 276 Patient-Controlled Analgesia 279 Heparin and Insulin Protocols 281 Proficiency Test 1 Special IV Calculations 289 Answers 291 8.Dosage Problems for Infants and Children 315 Dosage Based on mg/kg 316 Administering IV Medications 334 General Guidelines for Continuous IV Medications 347 Proficiency Test 1 Infants and Children Dosage Problems 354 Answers 355 9.Information Basic to Administering Drugs 367 Drug Knowledge 367 Pharmacokinetics 372 Legal Considerations 376 Ethical Principles in Drug Administration 380 Proficiency Test 1 Basic Drug Information 385 Answers 389 10.Administration Procedures 391 Three Checks and Six Rights 391 Standard Precautions Applied to Administration of Medications 400 Routes of Administration 403 Special Considerations 431 Proficiency Test 1—Part A Administration Procedures 437 Proficiency Test 1—Part B Administration Procedures 441 Answers 443 Appendix A: Proficiency Test Answers 445 Appendix B: Putting It Together Answers 504 Glossary 523 Index 529 |
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