This text does more than explain mathematical concepts - it also helps your students take that giant leap into the clinical setting! Math for Clinical Practice presents a systematic approach to drug calculation with more than 1,200 practice problems using the ratio and proportion and formula methods. Students master techniques that minimize error and ensure patient safety - they learn not just what to do, but how to do it with accuracy!

• All content, examples, problems, and scenarios are clinically based.
• UNIQUE! Step-by-step format covers the prescription, what you HAVE, what you KNOW, what you WANT, critical thinking, answer for best care, Human Error Check boxes, and does your answer fit the general guideline?
• The latest drugs present students with an accurate representation of what they will see in the clinical setting.
• Over 500 full-color illustrations of drug labels, parenteral and oral syringes, medicine cups, pumps, IV equipment, and more.
• More than 1,200 problems provide practice needed to master drug calculations – practice problems, review problems in each chapter, comprehensive math review problems, and patient care scenarios.
• Current TJC & ISMP Recommendations provide up-to-date information in regards to safety and quality of care.
• Clinical Connections at the beginning of each chapter explain how topics relate to clinical practice.
• A quick reference to formulas, sound-alike drugs, and dangerous abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols is provided on the inside cover.
• Safety Alerts, Clinical Alerts, Human Error Alerts, and Human Error Checks promote safe practice.
• NEW! Answer key in the text provides students with immediate feedback regarding practice problems.
• NEW VERSION! Drug Calculations Student Companion Online, Version 4.0 includes hundreds of interactive exercises and practice problems.