Learn to calculate dosages accurately and administer drugs safely! Morris’s Calculate with Conï¬dence, Third Canadian Edition, uses a clear, step-by-step approach to make drug dosage calculations easy. More than 2,000 practice questions help you review basic math and then master the three standard methods of dosage calculation: ratio and proportion, formula, and dimensional analysis. With the increasing responsibility of the nurse in mind, emphasis is placed on critical thinking and clinical reasoning in preventing medication errors. Reflecting current practice in Canadian health care, this book also provides excellent preparation for Canadian licensure exams!
1. UNIT ONE: Introduction to: Math Review - p. xiii 2. List of Illustrations - p. xiii 3. List of Tables - p. xiii 4. Chapter 1: Math Review - p. xiii 5. Chapter 2: Fractions - p. 5 6. Chapter 3: Decimals - p. 22 7. Chapter 4: Ratio and Proportion - p. 39 8. Chapter 5: Percentages - p. 50 9. UNIT TWO: Introduction to: Standardizing Measurement Systems - p. 67 10. Chapter 6: Systems of Measurement - p. 67 11. Chapter 7: Standardizing Measurement Systems - p. 69 12. Chapter 8: Converting Within and Between Systems - p. 84 13. Chapter 9: Additional Conversions Useful in the Health Care Setting - p. 102 14. UNIT THREE: Introduction to: Methods of Administration and Calculation - p. 116 15. Chapter 10: Methods of Administration and Calculation - p. 116 16. Chapter 11: Medication Administration - p. 117 17. Chapter 12: Understanding and Interpreting Medication Orders - p. 138 18. Chapter 13: Medication Administration Records and Drug Distribution Systems - p. 153 19. Chapter 14: Reading Medication Labels - p. 165 20. Chapter 15: Dosage Calculation Using the Ratio and Proportion Method - p. 205 21. Chapter 16: Dosage Calculation Using the Formula Method - p. 240 22. Chapter 17: Dosage Calculation Using the Dimensional Analysis Method - p. 266 23. UNIT FOUR: Introduction to: Oral and Parenteral Dosage Forms and Insulin - p. 290 24. Chapter 18: Oral and Parenteral Dosage Forms and Insulin - p. 290 25. Chapter 19: Oral Medications - p. 291 26. Chapter 20: Parenteral Medications - p. 351 27. Chapter 21: Reconstitution of Solutions - p. 423 28. Chapter 22: Insulin - p. 476 29. UNIT FIVE: Introduction to: Intravenous and Heparin Calculations, Pediatric Dosage Calculations, and Critical Care Calculations - p. 514 30. Chapter 23: Intravenous and Heparin Calculations, Pediatric Dosage Calculations, and Critical Care Calculations - p. 514 31. Chapter 24: Intravenous Solutions and Equipment - p. 515 32. Chapter 25: Intravenous Calculations - p. 533 33. Chapter 26: Heparin Calculations - p. 567 34. Chapter 27: Pediatric and Adult Dosage Calculations Based on Weight - p. 597 35. Chapter 28: Critical Care Calculations - p. 660 36. Comprehensive Post-Test - p. 690 37. Arabic Equivalents for Roman Numerals - p. 720 38. References - p. 721 39. Medication Labels Credits - p. 721 40. Drug Label Index - p. 725 41. Index - p. 725 42. Inside Back Cover - p. 725
Learn to calculate dosages accurately and administer drugs safely! Morris’s Calculate with Conï¬dence, Third Canadian Edition, uses a clear, step-by-step approach to make drug dosage calculations easy. More than 2,000 practice questions help you review basic math and then master the three standard methods of dosage calculation: ratio and proportion, formula, and dimensional analysis. With the increasing responsibility of the nurse in mind, emphasis is placed on critical thinking and clinical reasoning in preventing medication errors. Reflecting current practice in Canadian health care, this book also provides excellent preparation for Canadian licensure exams!
1. UNIT ONE: Introduction to: Math Review - p. xiii 2. List of Illustrations - p. xiii 3. List of Tables - p. xiii 4. Chapter 1: Math Review - p. xiii 5. Chapter 2: Fractions - p. 5 6. Chapter 3: Decimals - p. 22 7. Chapter 4: Ratio and Proportion - p. 39 8. Chapter 5: Percentages - p. 50 9. UNIT TWO: Introduction to: Standardizing Measurement Systems - p. 67 10. Chapter 6: Systems of Measurement - p. 67 11. Chapter 7: Standardizing Measurement Systems - p. 69 12. Chapter 8: Converting Within and Between Systems - p. 84 13. Chapter 9: Additional Conversions Useful in the Health Care Setting - p. 102 14. UNIT THREE: Introduction to: Methods of Administration and Calculation - p. 116 15. Chapter 10: Methods of Administration and Calculation - p. 116 16. Chapter 11: Medication Administration - p. 117 17. Chapter 12: Understanding and Interpreting Medication Orders - p. 138 18. Chapter 13: Medication Administration Records and Drug Distribution Systems - p. 153 19. Chapter 14: Reading Medication Labels - p. 165 20. Chapter 15: Dosage Calculation Using the Ratio and Proportion Method - p. 205 21. Chapter 16: Dosage Calculation Using the Formula Method - p. 240 22. Chapter 17: Dosage Calculation Using the Dimensional Analysis Method - p. 266 23. UNIT FOUR: Introduction to: Oral and Parenteral Dosage Forms and Insulin - p. 290 24. Chapter 18: Oral and Parenteral Dosage Forms and Insulin - p. 290 25. Chapter 19: Oral Medications - p. 291 26. Chapter 20: Parenteral Medications - p. 351 27. Chapter 21: Reconstitution of Solutions - p. 423 28. Chapter 22: Insulin - p. 476 29. UNIT FIVE: Introduction to: Intravenous and Heparin Calculations, Pediatric Dosage Calculations, and Critical Care Calculations - p. 514 30. Chapter 23: Intravenous and Heparin Calculations, Pediatric Dosage Calculations, and Critical Care Calculations - p. 514 31. Chapter 24: Intravenous Solutions and Equipment - p. 515 32. Chapter 25: Intravenous Calculations - p. 533 33. Chapter 26: Heparin Calculations - p. 567 34. Chapter 27: Pediatric and Adult Dosage Calculations Based on Weight - p. 597 35. Chapter 28: Critical Care Calculations - p. 660 36. Comprehensive Post-Test - p. 690 37. Arabic Equivalents for Roman Numerals - p. 720 38. References - p. 721 39. Medication Labels Credits - p. 721 40. Drug Label Index - p. 725 41. Index - p. 725 42. Inside Back Cover - p. 725
