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Horntvedt, Tracy.

Title Calculating dosages safely : a dimensional analysis approach / Tracy Horntvedt.

Publication Info.	Philadelphia, PA : F.A. Davis Company, [2013]
	©2013

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Location	Call No.	Status
University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Reference Material	REF. 615.14 H816C	In-Library Use Only

Description	xvi, 455 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm + 1CD-ROM (4 3/4in.)
Note	Includes index.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Unit 1. Arithmetic review and dimensional analysis. Whole numbers -- Fractions -- Decimals and percents -- Dimensional analysis -- Unit I post-test -- Unit 2. Medication administration. Measurements and equivalents -- Conversions -- Safety considerations in medication administration -- Prescriptions and medication orders -- Reading medication labels and syringes -- Reconstituting parenteral medications from a powder -- Calculations using weight and body surface area -- Intravenous delivery systems and equipment -- Intravenous calculations -- Unit II post-test -- Unit 3. Special topics. Enteral tube feedings -- Insulin administration -- Heparin administration -- Critical care dosage calculations -- Lifespan considerations in dosage calculations -- Unit III post-test -- Comprehensive post-test -- Unit 4. Test answers. Appendices. Appendix A: calculators -- Appendix B: Roman numerals -- Appendix C: apothecary measurements -- Appendix D: the 24-hour clock.
Subject	Pharmaceutical arithmetic.
	Drugs -- Dosage.
	Drug Dosage Calculations -- Problems and Exercises.
	Nursing Care -- methods -- Problems and Exercises.
	Pharmaceutical Preparations -- administration & dosage -- Problems and Exercises.
ISBN	9780803622548
	0803622546

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