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For courses in medical dosage calculation in departments of nursing, pharmacy, pre-med, pre-dental, and other health disciplines; and for courses covering dosage calculation in other programs, such as pharmacology, pediatrics and critical care.The complete and user-friendly guide to safe drug dosage calculation Fully revised for current practices and medication, Medical Dosage Calculations remains the field s most complete, user-friendly and accessible drug calculation text and workbook. Using the dimensional analysis format it pioneered, students begin with simple arithmetic, progressing to the most complex drug calculations. As they develop mathematical skills for accurate dosage calculations, they also gain a thorough professional understanding of safe drug administration. Compared with competitors, our text contains deeper, more realistic problems, incorporating actual dosages and requiring real critical thinking."

The Eight Edition of Medical Dosage Calculations continues to be a user-friendly drug calculation text and workbook. Utilizing a dimensional analysis approach, this comprehensive resource begins with simple arithmetic and progresses to the most complex drug calculation problem. Completely revised and updated to include the latest practices and medications, an updated comprehensive review section, and a new companion website, it provides all of the details for a complete understanding of these most critical calculation skills.

• NEW—Companion Website—www.prenhall.com/olsen—with critical thinking questions and more.
• Revised and updated to include the latest practices and medications.
• Updated questions, critical thinking case studies, practice problem sets, and self-tests.
• Over 1000 problems throughout.
• Exercises complete with solutions for a complete look at the step-by-step process.
• A comprehensive review section is ideal for reference and self-testing.
• An arithmetic review (Chapter 1) provides a foundation for the calculations that follow throughout the text.
• Actual drug labels are real-life examples of what is used in health care settings.
• The most frequently used drugs organized by both generic and trade names.