A Nurse's Guide to Dosage Calculation: Giving Medications Safely

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006 - Medical - 311 pages

This dosage calculations textbook is designed expressly for use in Canadian schools of nursing. It teaches three methods of dosage calculation—ratio and proportion, cross-multiplying of fractions, and formula—using the SI Unit system of measurement. Plentiful sample questions from across nursing care settings with clear use of the three calculation approaches give students immediate opportunity to practice each step taught. Canadian drug trade names are used throughout the text.

The book includes self-tests to help students identify areas that require further practice. Make a Note boxes reinforce underlying theory. Keep It Safe boxes emphasize important elements of safe practice.

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Contents

Contents
1
Calculations Used in Determining Drug Doses
23
Interpret the Doctors Order
37
Systems of Measurement
44
Components of a Doctors Order
63
Interpreting Drug Labels
75
Medication Systems
84
Calculate the Dose
94
Intravenous Therapy
141
Intravenous Medications
155
Special Calculations
177
Anticoagulant Therapy
191
Paediatric Calculations
203
Administration of Blood and Blood Products
222
Parenteral Nutrition
233
You Try It Answers
239

Parenteral Medications
109
Administer the Medications
127
Preparation of Injections for Administration
133
Self Test Answers
276
Index
304
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About the author (2006)

Vicki Niblett is Professor/Academic Coordinator, Brock University/Loyalist College, Collaborative Nursing Baccalaureate Program, Loyalist College of Applied Arts and Technology, Belleville, Ontario, Canada.

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