Name: Calculating Drug Dosages
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ISBN: 9781719649780

Calculating Drug Dosages: A Patient-Safe Approach to Nursing and Math, 3rd Edition, authored by Sandra Luz Martinez de Castillo and Maryanne Werner-McCullough, is a nursing textbook centered on medication safety and calculation accuracy. The text addresses the primary course objective of preparing nursing students to execute precise mathematical computations in clinical care environments.

Core instruction details four major calculation methods: the linear ratio and proportion method, the fractional ratio and proportion method, dimensional analysis, and the standard formula method. The text guides readers through practical fluid administration procedures, including setting intravenous infusion rates, determining overall completion time for infusions, and administering intravenous push medications safely.

To align with modern licensing examination standards, this third edition features Next Generation NCLEX (NGN)-style questions that support the development of clinical judgment. The text provides a structured, practice-oriented learning resource for nursing students and RN students aiming to prevent medication errors during patient care.

Chapter I: Safety in Medication Administration
- • 1. Safety in Medication Administration
- • 2. The Drug Label
- • Unit Review
Chapter II: Systems of Measurement
- • 3. The Metric System
- • 4. The Household System
- • Unit Review
Chapter III: Methods of Calculation
- • 5. Linear Ratio and Proportion
- • 6. Fractional Ratio and Proportion
- • 7. Dimensional Analysis
- • 8. Formula Method
- • Unit Review
Chapter IV: Administration of Medications
- • 9. Calculating Oral Medication Doses
- • 10. Syringes and Needles
- • 11. Calculating Parenteral Medication Dosages
- • 12. Preparing Powdered Parenteral Medications
- • 13. Administration of Insulin
- • Unit Review
Chapter V: IV Therapy and Administration of Intravenous Medications
- • 14. Intravenous Infusion and Infusion Rates
- • 15. Calculating Infusion and Completion Time
- • 16. Administering IV Push Medications
- • Unit Review
Chapter VI: Titration and Verifying Safe Dose
- • 17. Verifying Safe Dose
- • 18. Titration of Intravenous Medications
- • Unit Review
Chapter VII: Intake and Output
- • 19. Calculating Intake and Output
- • 20. Parenteral Intake
- • Unit Review
Chapter VIII: Dosages for Pediatric and Older Adult Populations
- • 21. Considerations for the Pediatric Population
- • 22. Considerations for the Older Adult Population
- • Unit Review