Dimensional analysis: calculating dosages safely
Dosage calculations can be intimidating, but they don t need to be. Dimensional analysis is an easy, systematic approach that shows you how to master simple to complex calculations with consistency and accuracy and reduce medication errors with simple safety mechanisms. Dimensional analysis, which can be used on virtually every dosage calculation problem, eliminates the need to use other methods or perform lengthy, multi-step calculations. It s a method of problem-solving that organizes data in…
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- Full title :Dimensional analysis : calculating dosages safely / Tracy Horntvedt.
Summary
Dosage calculations can be intimidating, but they don t need to be. Dimensional analysis is an easy, systematic approach that shows you how to master simple to complex calculations with consistency and accuracy and reduce medication errors with simple safety mechanisms. Dimensional analysis, which can be used on virtually every dosage calculation problem, eliminates the need to use other methods or perform lengthy, multi-step calculations. It s a method of problem-solving that organizes data in a manner that is easy to understand and apply. -- From product description.
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- Publication Date:2019
- Edition:Second edition
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- Publisher(s):F.A. Davis
- Place of Publication:Philadelphia, PA
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2019
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- Description:1 online resource
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780803689794, 0803689799
- oclc:on1085566947
- LC Classification:RS57
- Dewey Decimal:615.1/9076
Table of Contents
Whole numbers -- Fractions -- Decimals and percents -- Dimensional analysis -- Measurements and equivalents -- Conversions -- Safety considerations in medication administration -- Prescriptions and medication orders -- Reading medication labels and syringes -- Reconstituting parenteral medications from a powder -- Calculations using weight and body surface area -- Intravenous delivery systems and equipment -- Intravenous calculations -- Enteral tube feedings -- Insulin administration -- Heparin administration -- Critical care dosage calculations -- Lifespan considerations in dosage calculations.
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