Math for nurses: a pocket guide to dosage calculation and drug preparation
mary Jo Boyer
- 8th ed
- New York: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins 2009
- xvi, 400pages : ill.: col. 18cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
Content: basic mathematics review and refresher-- fractions-- decimals-- percents, ratio and proportion-- the metric, household and apothecary systems of measurement-- approximate equivalents and system conversions-- medication labels-- oral dosage calculations-- parenteral dosage calculations--intravenous therapy--intravenous therapies: critical care applications--insulin--heparin preparation and dosage calculations--pediatric dosage calculations and intravenous therapy--solutions and drug reconstitutions