Math for Nurses: A Pocket Guide to Dosage Calculation and Drug Preparation
- ISBN-10
- 0781734681
- ISBN-13
- 9780781734684
- Series
- Math for Nurses
- Category
- Mathematics / Applied
- Pages
- 288
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Publisher
- Lippincott
- Authors
- Mary Jo Boyer, Elaine Dreisbaugh
Description
Now in its Fifth Edition, this compact, portable and easy-to-use pocket guide provides reference to dosage calculations and drug administration. Using a step-by-step approach, frequent examples are provided to illustrate problem-solving and practical application skills. Contains a review of math skills, measurement systems, and drug calculations and preparations, including dimensional analysis. New features include practice problems, a chapter on drug calculations with drug labels, and a pullout card with basic equivalents, conversion factors, and math formulas. End of chapter reviews encourage reader practice. Details on special population considerations given in the pediatric and geriatric chapters. A great undergraduate resource!
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Other editions
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- 2019-09-16
- 384 pages
- Paperback
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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- 2012-09-04
- 272 pages
- Paperback
- Kaplan Publishing
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