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Calculating dosages safely : dimensional analysis / Tracy Horntvedt, RN, MSN, BA.

By: Horntvedt, Tracy [author.].
Publisher: Philadelphia : F.A. Davis, ©2019Edition: Second.Description: xvi, 450 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780803661899.Subject(s): Drug Dosage Calculations | Nursing Care -- methodsGenre/Form: Problems and Exercises | Print books.
Contents:
Whole numbers -- Fractions -- Decimals and percents -- Dimensional analysis -- 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 -- Enteral tube feedings -- Insulin administration -- Heparin administration -- Critical care dosage calculations -- Lifespan considerations in dosage calculations.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Whole numbers -- Fractions -- Decimals and percents -- Dimensional analysis -- 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 -- Enteral tube feedings -- Insulin administration -- Heparin administration -- Critical care dosage calculations -- Lifespan considerations in dosage calculations.

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