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Give your students an extensive math review in addition to learning drug calculations! This popular work-text helps students master the critical skills necessary to competently and confidently calculate drug dosages. Innovative and practical, it clearly explains the ratio and proportion, formula, and dimensional analysis methods of drug calculation, reinforced with numerous practice problems.

Highlights include:

• Learning objectives help students focus on key content.
• Five introductory chapters are devoted to extensive math review.
• Chapter worksheets give students the opportunity to practice solving realistic problems.
• NEW! More than 200 additional practice problems in this edition provide students with even more practice, bringing the total number of problems to over 2,000.
• NEW! A chapter on Safety in Medication Administration helps students reduce the possibility of medical errors or injuries.
• Full-color drug labels provide a realistic presentation of medication administration.
• Post-tests, including a comprehensive post-test at the end of the book, designed to help students identify their areas of strengths and weaknesses.
• An answer key provides step-by-step solutions for practice problems presented in the worksheets and posttests, shown in both the ratio and proportion and formula methods. Answers only are provided for the comprehensive post-test.

Also in this edition:

• A companion Evolve website with a wealth of teaching and learning resources
• Current recommendations from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) and Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) for safe medication administration
• Additional content on calculating medications for neonates based on weight in grams

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