MyLab Nursing with Pearson eText -- Combo Access Card -- for Medical Dosage Calculations: A Dimensional Analysis Approach

by June Olsen/Dolores Shrimpton

• ISBN13: 9780137430444
• ISBN10: 0137430442
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2021-11-01
• Publisher: PEARSO

Summary

DIGITAL UPDATE available for Spring 2022 classes

This ISBN is for the MyLab combo access pack, which includes the MyLab access card, Pearson eText, and loose-leaf print edition (delivered by mail).

The field's most complete, accessible drug calculation text and workbook
Medical Dosage Calculations: A Dimensional Analysis Approach helps you develop dosage calculation skills and transfer those skills to the safe administration of medication in a clinical environment. Using their pioneering dimensional analysis method, the authors progress from simple math topics to more complex ones. As you go, you'll build both the core math skills and professional understanding needed to calculate drug doses accurately. With more than 1,000 realistic problems, the 11th edition update includes new and enhanced resources helping you visualize the complete dosage calculation process, including some of the more complex math concepts.

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Author Biography

Anthony Giangrasso was born and raised in Maspeth, New York. He attended Rice High School on a scholarship, and in his senior year was named in an annual citywide contest by the New York Journal-American newspaper as New York City's most outstanding high school scholar-athlete. He was also awarded a full-tuition scholarship to Iona College, from which he obtained a BA in mathematics, magna cum laude, ranking sixth in his graduating class of approximately 600 students.

Anthony began his teaching career as a fifth-grade teacher in Manhattan, as a member of the Christian Brothers of Ireland, and taught high school mathematics and physics in Harlem and Newark, New Jersey. He holds an MS and PhD from New York University and has taught at all levels, from elementary through graduate school. He is currently teaching at LaGuardia Community College, where he was chairman of the mathematics department. He has authored nine college textbooks through twenty-seven editions with over two million copies sold.

Anthony’s community service has included membership on the boards of directors of the Polish-American Museum Foundation, Catholic Adoptive Parents Association, and Family Focus Adoptive Services. He was the founding chairman of the board of the Italian-American Legal Defense and Higher Education Fund, Inc., and the president of the Italian-American Faculty Association of the City University of New York.

He and his wife, Susan, are proud parents of Anthony (Sasha), Michael (Victoria), and Jennifer (Ryan) — and grandparents of Calvin, Jackson, Isabel, and Emilia. He enjoys tennis and twice has been ranked #1 for his age group in the Eastern Section by the United States Tennis Association.

Dolores Shrimpton is a graduate of Kings County Hospital Center School of Nursing and received a BS from Long Island University, CW Post College, Major Nursing; a master’s degree from New York University, Major Nursing Administration; and a post-master’s certificate in nursing education from Adelphi University. She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau International, Upsilon and Mu Upsilon chapters and NACLI.

Dolores has been a nurse educator in Diploma, ADN, and LPN nursing programs. She has taught Fundamentals, Geriatrics, Med-Surg I, Pediatrics, Maternity, and Issues in Nursing. Additionally, she has taught NCLEX-RN review courses in NY, CT, and Puerto Rico. Delores retired from Kingsborough Community College, after 28 years. During that time, she was professor and chair of the Department of Nursing for 13 years. She has co-authored three college nursing books through nine editions. 

Dolores has held many leadership positions in nursing, including board member, vice president, and president of the NYS Associate Degree Nursing Council. She was co-chair of the CUNY Nursing Discipline Council and member of the board of directors, and co-president of the Brooklyn Nursing Partnership.

Dolores is a recipient of the NACLI Presidential Award in Nursing Leadership, and the 2018 Ruth W. Harper Award, as well as the Mu Upsilon Award for Excellence in Nursing Education and Excellence in Nursing Leadership. She has also been recognized for her commitment to nursing by the Brooklyn Nursing Partnership.

As an administrator, educator, author, scholar and public servant, Dolores has remained dedicated to the nursing profession and the public it serves. She now lives in Rockville Centre, New York, and enjoys cooking and spending time with her grandchildren, Brooke Elizabeth, Paige Dolores, and Jack Paul, and their parents, Kim and Shawn. She also enjoys traveling and spending time with friends and family at her home in Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

Table of Contents

UNIT 1: BASIC CALCULATION SKILLS AND INTRODUCTION TO MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION
1. Review of Arithmetic for Dosage Calculations
2. Safe and Accurate Medication Administration
3. Dimensional Analysis

UNIT 2: SYSTEMS OF MEASUREMENT
4. The Household and Metric Systems
5. Converting from One System of Measurement to Another

UNIT 3: ORAL AND PARENTERAL MEDICATIONS
6. Oral Medications
7. Syringes
8. Solutions
9. Parenteral Medications

UNIT 4: INFUSIONS AND PEDIATRIC DOSAGES
10. Flow Rates and Durations of Enteral and Intravenous Infusions
11. Flow Rates and Dosage Rates for Intravenous Medications
12. Pediatric Dosages

Comprehensive Self-Tests

Appendices
A. Answer Section
B. FDA and ISMP Lists of Look-Alike Drug Names with Recommended Tall Man Letters
C. Commonly Used Abbreviations
D. Units of Measurement in Metric and Household Systems
E. Celsius and Fahrenheit Temperature Conversions
F. Diluting Stock Solutions
G. Apothecary System