Designed to instill clinical confidence while reducing math anxiety, Dosage Calculations Made Easy: Solving Problems Using Dimensional Analysis, 8th Edition, ...
Designed to instill clinical confidence while reducing math anxiety, Dosage Calculations Made Easy: Solving Problems Using Dimensional Analysis, 8th Edition, equips students with the critical-thinking and problem-solving capabilities to embrace the challenges ahead throughout their healthcare education and professional careers.
This straightforward approach to dosage calculation progresses gradually from simple to complex problems, providing a framework for understanding the principles of the problem-solving method while reinforcing the critical thinking method in alignment with the unit path process. Ample practice problems, post-tests, and case studies deliver critical practice applying dosage calculation skills, engaging today’s visual learners and ensuring a comprehensive understanding of basic math skills, measurement systems, and a systematic approach to drug calculations and administrations.
Significantly updated and enhanced throughout, this 8th Edition reflects the latest practice standards, drug label information, and approximate equivalents, as well as dozens of new problems to hone students’ mastery and ready them for success.
Edition
8
ISBN/ISSN
9781975230661
Product Format
Paperback Book
Trim Size
8 3/8 x 10 7/8
Pages
304
Edition
8
Publication Date
March 5, 2024
Weight
1.35
GLORIA PEARL CRAIG
SECTION 1 Clinical Calculations
Arithmetic Pre-Test Chapter 1: Arithmetic Review Chapter 2: Systems of Measurement and Common Equivalents Chapter 3: Solving Problems Using Dimensional Analysis Chapter 4: One-Factor Medication Problems Chapter 5: Two-Factor Medication Problems Chapter 6: Three-Factor Medication Problems
SECTION 2 Practice Problems
One-Factor Practice Problems Two-Factor Practice Problems Three-Factor Practice Problems Comprehensive Practice Problems
SECTION 3 Case Studies
Case Study 1 Congestive Heart Failure Case Study 2 COPD/Emphysema Case Study 3 Small-Cell Lung Cancer Case Study 4 Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Case Study 5 Sickle Cell Anemia Case Study 6 Deep Vein Thrombosis Case Study 7 Bone Marrow Transplant Case Study 8 Pneumonia Case Study 9 Pain Case Study 10 Cirrhosis Case Study 11 Hyperemesis Gravidarum Case Study 12 Preeclampsia Case Study 13 Premature Labor Case Study 14 Cystic Fibrosis Case Study 15 Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Case Study 16 Leukemia Case Study 17 Sepsis Case Study 18 Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Case Study 19 Cerebral Palsy Case Study 20 Hyperbilirubinemia Case Study 21 Spontaneous Abortion Case Study 22 Bipolar Disorder Case Study 23 Anorexia Nervosa Case Study 24 Clinical Depression Case Study 25 Alzheimer Disease Case Study 26 Otitis Media Case Study 27 Seizures Case Study 28 Fever of Unknown Origin Case Study 29 TURP With CBI Case Study 30 Hypercholesterolemia Case Study 31 Hypertension Case Study 32 Diabetic Ketoacidosis Case Study 33 End-Stage Renal Failure Case Study 34 Fluid Volume Deficit Case Study 35 Increased Intracranial Pressure Case Study 36 Breast Cancer Case Study 37 Severe Abdominal Pain Case Study 38 Acute Asthma Attack Case Study 39 Right Total Hip Replacement Case Study 40 Colon Resection Case Study 41 Left Total Knee Replacement Case Study 42 Chest Pain Case Study 43 Pneumococcal Meningitis Case Study 44 Diabetic Ketoacidosis Case Study 45 C-Section Delivery Case Study 46 Iron Deficiency Anemia Case Study 47 Lyme Disease Case Study 48 Infectious Mononucleosis Case Study 49 H1N1 Influenza (Swine Flu) Case Study 50 Bronchiolitis
Appendix Educational Theory of Dimensional Analysis Index
UPDATED! Revised content throughout ensures compliance with the latest Joint Commission and Institute for Safe Medication Practices standards and reflects the most commonly used medications on the market.
NEW! 40+ More Practice Problems for this edition, test students’ retention and provide valuable problem-solving practice.
UPDATED! Thinking it Through insights strengthen students’ critical-thinking and problem-solving capabilities.
UPDATED! Drug Labels provide fast access to key information for the dosage calculation process.
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