Calculate with Confidence (Book with CD-ROM) - Softcover

Gray Morris RN BSN MA LNC, Deborah C.; Gray, Deborah C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 032301349X ISBN 13: 9780323013499

Publisher: Mosby, 2002

Synopsis

Calculate with Confidence 3/e has been a successful text in the dosage and solutions market-place over the last two editions. The new 3rd edition will include ratio and proportion, formula, and now dimensional analysis, the most common methods used in clinical practice. It will also include a four-colour design throughout and a full-colour presentation of over 200 drug labels, syringes, and other illustrations to simulate clinical reality. Key features throughout the text include chapter objectives, chapter practice problems and reviews, points to remember boxes, critical thinking to avoid drug calculation errors boxes, a user-friendly answer key, an extensive math review (pre and post-tests) and perforated 3-hole punched pages.

Provides a clear consistent format with a step-by-step approach to the calculation and administration of drug dosages for easy comprehension.

An basic math review along with a pretest and posttest are featured at the beginning of the text to help students refresh their mathematical skills and identify areas that need or do not need review.

Includes 'Critical Thinking to Avoid Drug Calculation Errors' boxes throughout the text

All syringe illustrations have been distinctly shaded for accurate visualization of dosages

A comprehensive post-test is provided at the end of the book to allow students to measure their progress and competency. Answers are found at the back of the book in the answer key section.

A new, more user friendly, four color design is incorporated throughout

Features more than 200 drug labels along with syringes and illustrations in full color

Includes an easy to locate Answer Key for the pre-test, post-test and all chapter review problems and practice problems

New Chapter 9: Additional Conversions Useful in Health Care Settings chapter is included to focus on other measurements relevant in the health care setting such as converting between Celsius and Fahrenheit, pounds to kilograms and kilograms to pounds, and units of length to inches, centimeters and millimeters

New Chapter 24: Dimensional Analysis chapter is included to provide exposure to this method of calculation which is growing popular in nursing and allied health professions

Daugherty and Roman's Dosages and Solutions CD ROM Companion will be packaged with each copy of text. This CD provides additional practice problems for the ration and proportion, formula, fractional equation and dimensional analysis calculations methods

Marginal Notes are featured throughout to highlight key information to remember for clinical practice. They also provide a work text format with addition space for students to figure their calculations

About this title

About the Author

Deborah C. Morris Gray, RN, BSN, MA, Bronx Community College, Bronx, NY

Edition details

• Publisher: Mosby
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 032301349X
• ISBN 13: 9780323013499
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 602