Math for nurses : a pocket guide to dosage calculation and drug preparation /

Boyer, Mary Jo.,

Math for nurses : a pocket guide to dosage calculation and drug preparation / Mary Jo Boyer. - Sixth edition. - xviii, 329 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm

Previous ed.: 2002. Includes laminated conversion chart as loose bookmark. Includes index.

    Unit I: Basic Mathematics Review and Refresher
  1. Pre-assessment Test: Mathematics Skills Review
  2. Common Fractions
  3. Decimal Fractions and Decimal Whole Numbers
  4. Percent, Ratio, and Proportion End of Unit Review Unit II: Measurement Systems
  5. The Metric System/International System of Units/SI
  6. The Apothecary System
  7. Household Measurements
  8. Approximate Equivalents and System Conversions End of Unit Review Unit III: Dosage Calculations
  9. Medication Labels
  10. Oral Dosage Calculations
  11. Parenteral Dosage Calculations
  12. Intravenous Therapies
  13. Intravenous Therapies: Critical Care Applications
  14. Drugs Measured in USP Units
  15. Pediatric Dosage Calculations and Intravenous Therapy
  16. Solutions End of Unit Review Answers Appendices


    0781753724 (pbk.)

    GBA666013 bnb


    Nursing--Mathematics--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
    Pharmaceutical arithmetic--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

    615.14 / B.M.M