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Drug Calculations: Process and Problems for Clinical Practice, 8th Edition
Meta Brown, RN, MEd and Joyce L. Mulholland, APRN, BC, MA, MS
2008 | 512 pp., 550 illus. | ISBN: 978-0-323-04576-6


Drug Calculations includes all the information, explanation, and practice students need to competently and confidently calculate drug dosages! This full-color workbook features extensive coverage of the ratio and proportion method of drug calculation, using a logical step-by-step format for all problems and a "proof" step in the answer key that ensures students understand each calculation.

Key features:
  • Step-by-step format for each problem with a "proof" step to help students check their accuracy and focus on key content
  • Clinical Alerts draw attention to potential drug calculation errors
  • Patient Safety chapter helps prevent medication errors with information on drug labels, medication administration forms, and physician's order forms
  • Critical Thinking Exercises show applications for clinical practice
  • Coverage of life span issues, including a separate chapter on Children's Dosages
  • Chapter Finals cover diagnostic-related content problems
  • Realistic, full-color illustrations of drug labels and equipment illustrations
  • A Companion CD, packaged with each text, includes hundreds of interactive exercises and practice problems.
Also in this edition:
  • Multiple-choice worksheets are included with each chapter. The answer key provides a completely worked-out solution to each problem.
  • A chapter on dimensional analysis introduces students to this increasingly popular method of calculation.
  • Parenteral nutrition is addressed in a separate chapter.
  • Multiple-choice and comprehensive Finals help students review and evaluate material at the end of the book.
  • Updated syringe images reflect those used in clinical practice.
  • Sample Medical Administration Records familiarize students with this vital documentation tool.