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Keogh, Jim. Dosage Calculations and Basic Math for Nurses Demystified, Second Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill Education, 2015.

Dosage Calculations and Basic Math for Nurses Demystified, Second Edition

Authors: Jim Keogh

Published:  June 2015 Pages: 320

eISBN: 9780071849692 | ISBN: 9780071849685
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  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Part I: Dosage Calculations
  • Chapter 1 Medication Order and Medication
  • Chapter 2 The Formula Method
  • Chapter 3 The Ratio-Proportion Method
  • Chapter 4 Intravenous Calculations
  • Chapter 5 Calculating Pediatric Doses
  • Chapter 6 Calculating Heparin Dose
  • Chapter 7 Calculating Dopamine Dose
  • Chapter 8 Calculating Dose for Children Using Body Surface Area
  • Chapter 9 Enteral Tube Feeding
  • Part II: Basic Math Skills
  • Chapter 10 Positive and Negative Numbers
  • Chapter 11 Fractions, Decimals, and Percentage
  • Chapter 12 Ratios and Proportions
  • Chapter 13 Equations
  • Appendix A: Answering Tricky Questions
  • 1. Too Many Numbers
  • 2. The Sleight of Hand
  • 3. The Double Barrel Question
  • 4. The Per Dose Question
  • Appendix B: Quick Reference
  • 1. Conversion Factors
  • 2. Temperature Conversion Table
  • 3. Temperature Conversion Formulas
  • 4. Medication Formulas
  • Final Exam Part 1
  • Final Exam Part 2
  • Final Exam Part 3
  • Index