Description
Test Bank for Calculating Drug Dosages: A Patient-Safe Approach to Nursing and Math, 1st Edition, Sandra Luz Martinez de Castillo, Maryanne Werner-McCullough, ISBN-13: 9780803624962
Table of Contents
I. Safety in Medication Administration
1. Safety in Medication Administration
2. The Drug Label
II. Systems of Measurement
3. The Metric System
4. The Household System
III. Methods of Calculation
5. Linear Ratio and Proportion
6. Fractional Ratio and Proportion
7. Dimensional Analysis
8. The Formula Method
IV. Administration of Medications
9. Calculating Oral Medication Doses
10. Syringes and Needles
11. Calculating Parenteral Medication Doses
12. Preparing Powdered Parenteral Medications
13. Administration of Insulin
V. IV Therapy and Administration of Intravenous Medications
14. Intravenous Infusions and Infusion Rates
15. Calculating Infusion and Completion Time
16. Administering Direct IV Medications
VI. Verifying Safe Dose and Critical Care Calculations
17. Verifying Safe Dose
18. Titration of Intravenous Medications
VII. Intake and Output
19. Calculating Intake and Output
20. Parenteral Intake
VIII. Dosages for Pediatric and Elderly Populations
21. Considerations for the Pediatric Population
22. Considerations for the Older Adult Population
Appendix: Answer Key
Credits & References
Index
Body Surface Area Nomograms
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