Dosage Calculations: A Ratio-Proportion Approach, 3rd Edition - Softcover

Pickar, Gloria D.; Pickar-Abernethy, Amy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1435454103 ISBN 13: 9781435454101

Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning, 2010

Synopsis

Now in its third edition, this market-leading resource retains the core strengths that made previous editions so successful, while providing the most up-to-date coverage of the science of conducting dosage calculations using a ratio-proportion approach! With a comprehensive math review, full-color drug labels, and critical thinking assessments, DOSAGE CALCULATIONS: A RATIO-PROPORTION APPROACH, third edition contains all of the trusted tools needed to show readers how to significantly reduce errors and increase their confidence in dosage calculation. The book carefully examines both basic and advanced calculations, including intravenous medications and those specific to the pediatric patient. It has been revised to reflect the most current drugs and protocol, as well as the newest regulations on medication abbreviations, new medication administration technologies, and safe medication practices, all in an effort to make this a solid resource and reference for anyone in, or entering the field.

About this title

About the Author:

Gloria D. Pickar, R.N., Ed.D., is President and Chief Academic Officer of Compass Knowledge Group in Orlando, Florida. She is a former Academic Dean at Seminole State College in Sanford, Florida. She is also the author of nine editions of best-selling DOSAGE CALCULATIONS.

Amy Pickar Abernethy, MD, is Associate Professor of Medicine and Nursing at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.

Review:

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"This text provides the necessary information in a format that is easy to follow."

About this edition

• Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1435454103
• ISBN 13: 9781435454101
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 604