Title:
Math for clinical practice
Author:
Macklin, Denise.
ISBN:
9780323064996
Personal Author:
Edition:
2nd ed.
Publication Information:
Maryland Heights, Mo. : Mosby/Elsevier, c2011.
Physical Description:
xiii, 496 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 28 cm.
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
Decimals : relative value, addition, and subtraction -- Decimals : multiplication and division -- Fractions : reduction and equations -- Units of measure -- Conversion -- Percentages -- Ratio-proportion method -- Body weight -- Using syringes -- Oral medications -- Parenteral medications -- Reconstituting medications -- Unit dose, card system, and computerized medication administration system -- Medication records -- Introduction to intravenous therapy -- Calculating intravenous heparin dosages -- Insulin -- Calculating sliding-scale regular insulin dosages -- Intake and output -- Oncology -- Pediatrics -- Intensive care unit.