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Clinical Calculations : A Unified Approach,9780766801677
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Clinical Calculations : A Unified Approach

by DANIELS/SMITH
Edition:
4th
ISBN13:

9780766801677

ISBN10:
0766801675
Format:
Paperback
Pub. Date:
9/1/1998
Publisher(s):
CENGAGE Delmar Learning
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Summary

This text introduces dimensional analysis as the method for calculating all drug dosages. The use of a single, consistent method for dosage calculations helps eliminate confusion, reduce errors, and build confidence. Chapters include numerous examples, practice problems, and self-quizzes to enable students to monitor their progress, as well as interactive CD-ROM.(medication, administration, starting factor, conversion, equation, system of measurement, oral, parenteral, intravenous, pediatric, household, apothecary, metric, fractions, decimals, ratio, percent, proportion, equations, time, temperature)ALSO AVAILABLE -INSTRUCTOR SUPPLEMENTS CALL CUSTOMER SUPPORT TO ORDERInstructor's Guide ISBN: 0-7668-0200-0

Table of Contents

DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS: Introduction
Dimensional Analysis Methodology
Steps in Dimensional Analysis: Step I, Step II, Step III
Accuracy and Accountability
THE METRIC SYSTEM OF MEASUREMENT: Basic Units
Metric Notation
Comparing Metric Units
Metric Abbreviations
Converting Units Within the Metric System
THE APOTHECARIES SYSTEM OF MEASUREMENT: Basic Units and Abbreviations
Apothecaries Notation
Comparing Apothecaries Units
Converting Units Within the Apothecaries System
THE HOUSEHOLD SYSTEM OF MEASUREMENT: Household Units
Household Notation
Comparing Household Units
Converting Units Within the Household System
CONVERSION OF METRIC, APOTHECARIES, AND HOUSEHOLD UNITS: Self-Quiz - Equivalents
Conversion from One System to Another
CALCULATION OF ORAL MEDICATIONS: Oral Medications
The Medicine Cup
Rounding Off
Reading Labels and Calculating Dosage
Calculations Based on Body Weight
ADMINISTRATION OF ORAL MEDICINES: Medication Order
Abbreviations
Self-Quiz - Abbreviations
Routes for Administering Medications
The Medication Administration Record
Recording Medications
Drug Distribution System
Accountability
Administering Oral Medications
Performance Criteria: Administration of Oral Medications
CALCULATION OF PARENTERAL MEDICATIONS: Parenteral Medications
The Syringe and the Needle
Reading the Syringe
Rounding Off
Parenteral Medication Forms
Reading Labels
Calculating Dosages Obtained from Pre-mixed Solutions
Calculations Based on Body Weight
Units of Medication
Reconstitution of Drugs in Powder Form
ADMINISTRATION OF PARENTERAL MEDICATIONS: Injection Sites and Techniques
Precautions in Handling Needles and Syringes
Administration of Parenteral Medications
Performance Criteria: Administration of Injections
Variation of Parenteral Injection Techniques: IM
Performance Criteria: Administration of Heparin
Insulin Preparations
Insulin Administration
Performance Criteria: Administration of Insulin
CALCULATIONS OF INTRAVENOUS MEDICATIONS AND SOLUTIONS: Intravenous Injections and Infusions
Equipment
Reading Labels: Drop Factor
Reading IV Labels
Electronic Infusion Regulators
Calculation of Intravenous Flow Rates, Infusion Times, Infusion Rate, and Bolus Using Dimensional Analysis
Calculations of IV Flow Rate When Total Infusion Time is Specified
Calculation of IV flow Rate When an Infusion Rate is Specified
Calculation of Flow Rate (GTT/MIN) When IV Contains Medicine
Calculation of IV Flow Rate When an Infusion Pump is Used
Calculation of Infusion Time
Adding Medications to Intravenous Fluids
Critical Care IV Calculations
Adding Drugs to IVs and Calculating the Drug Infusion Rate
Calculating IV Dosage and Flow Rate Based on Body Weight
Titrated Infusions
Drugs Administered by IV Bolus
Parenteral Nutrition
Assessment and Adjustment
ADMINISTRATION OF INTRAVENOUS MEDICATIONS AND SOLUTIONS: Intravenous Administration
Infusion Sites
Nursing Responsibilities Relative to Intravenous Administration
Precautions in Handling IV Equipment
Recording
Performance Criteria: Setting Up an IV
Performance Criteria: Starting an IV
Performance Criteria: Assessment, Adjustment, and Termination of an IV
PEDIATRIC DOSAGE: General Considerations in Administering Oral and Parenteral Medications to Children
Administration of Parenteral Medications to Infants and Children
Pediatric Dosage Based on Body Weight - Oral Medications
Calculating Pediatric Dosage - Injections
Calculating Pediatric Dosage - IVs
Calculation of Pediatric Dosage Based on Body Surface Area
Application of Dimensional Analysis Using BSA Estimates
CLINICAL CALCULATIONS
APPENDIX A: Arithmetic Review
APPENDIX B: Conversion between Celsius and Fahrenheit temperatures
APPENDIX C: Measuring and Recording Fluid Balance
APPENDIX D: Dimensional Analysis Variation
APPENDIX E: Twenty-Four Hour Clock
APPENDIX F: Percentage Solutions
INDEX


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