Title:
Clinical nursing calculations / Susan Sienkiewicz, MA, RN, Professor, Community College of Rhode Island, Warwick, Rhode, Island, Jennifer Plamunen, MSN/Ed, RN, Case Manager, Assisted Daily Living, Inc., Warwick, Rhode, Island.
Author:
Sienkiewicz, Susan, author.
Plamunen, Jennifer, author.
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Publication Information:
Burlington, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, [2017]
©2017
Call Number:
RS57 .S49 2017
Abstract:
Clinical Nursing Calculations is an essential text for teaching dosage calculation to undergraduate nursing students. The text employs the CASE approach, which is a step-by-step method for performing dosage calculations. Important Notice: The digital edition of this book is missing some of the images or content found in the physical edition. -- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
9781284057522
Physical Description:
xix, 591 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
Contents:
Basic math -- Systems of measurement -- Medication administration equipment -- Medication orders -- Interpretation of medication labels and package inserts -- Elements of safe medication administration -- Dosage calculations -- Enteral medication dosage calculations -- Parenteral medication dosage calculations -- Infusion therapy and calculations -- Solution calculations -- Dosage calculations for special patient populations -- Hydration and nutrition calculations -- High-alert medications -- Critical care calculations.
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