Overview
Boost your confidence in dosage calculations with the strongest dimensional analysis book on the market! Increase your skills and confidence by turning to leading author Anna Curren, who has successfully taught dosage calculations to thousands of students over the years. Dimensional Analysis for Meds, fourth edition, will set your feet on the right path to accuracy and aptitude in medication calculations. You will find full-color drug labels and syringes throughout, tied to questions that test your understanding and mastery of drug dosages. Upon successful completion of the program outlined in Dimensional Analysis for Meds, you will be confident in your skills as a safe and effective practitioner.
The book contains color illustrations.
Synopsis
This book/CD-ROM package is a self-instructional learning tool designed to simplify clinical calculations. Using the method of dimensional analysis, material is presented in a step-by-step format. After a math review, chapters cover drug measures, reading medication labels and syringe calibrations, medication administration systems, dosage calculation using dimensional analysis, dosage calculation from body weight and body surface area, intravenous calculations, and pediatric medication calculations. There are many worked examples and quizes. The CD-ROM offers graphical explanations of dimensional analysis. Curren is affiliated with Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, and Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)