Drug Calculation of Drug Dosages Worktext and Drug Calculation Online for Ogden Calculation of Drug Dosages (Access Code) 8e Package

By Sheila J. OgdenLinda FluhartySheila J. Ogden MSN RN, et al.

Book Overview

608 pagesAn extensive math review reinforces basic math skills that are essential for accurate drug dosage calculation. Once you've identified your strengths and weaknesses on the pretest, it's easy to work toward improving specific competencies.Chapter worksheets provide ample opportunities to practice solving realistic problems.Posttests at the end of most chapters help you assess your understanding of chapter content.Content is organized in a progression from simple to complex, building on prior knowledge and applying it to new material so you retain more of what you've learned.A Comprehensive Posttest at the end of the book provides additional practice and accurately gauges your understanding of key concepts.Learning objectives explain what you should have accomplished upon completion of each chapter.A glossary in the back of the book defines important terms.An answer key provides step-by-step solutions for practice problems presented in the worksheets and posttests, shown in both the ratio and proportion and formula methods. Answers only are provided for the comprehensive posttest.Current Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) and Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) recommendations emphasize the importance of avoiding ambiguous abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols that could result in medication errors.The Safety in Medication Administration chapter helps you reduce the possibility of medical errors or injuries by providing information on specific measures to take to protect your patients.More than 200 practice problems have been added to this edition for even more practice, bringing the total number of problems to over 2,000.Additional content on calculating medications for neonates based on weight in grams helps you accurately calculate dosages for low birth weight infants.A set of 18 tear-out flash cards, perforated in the back of the book, offers a flexible, convenient way to study and memorize abbreviations, formulas, and conversions found in the book.Updated drug labels and equipment photos throughout the book reflect the latest drugs and technology used in the market.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 032304588X
• ISBN13: 9780323045889
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Mosby
• Length: 608 Pages
• Weight: 2.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.5" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

Everything is explained wonderfully...

Wonderful book! I believe I could take this class as a self-pace class rather than having an actual teacher...the examples and break downs are so easy and understandable! One slight problem, a few answer in the back of the book are incorrect. We have check with the Math Department at the university I attend and they agree that the answers are incorrect. Thus far only a handful have been that way (10 max).

BOOK

GET A LITTLE RUSTY ON CALCULATIONS, OR JUST WANT TO REFRESH YOUR BRAIN. THIS IS A GOOD BOOK TO BRUSH UP ON ALL CALCULATIONS.

Great Tool!

I am starting a nursing program in September of this year and have to take a test on the second day of school (need to get 100%). I am unable to take the course that was offered over this summer, therefore have to rely on my own abilities with this book. This book has been a godsend!! Math is definitely my weakness so I was worried as to how I'd do. I am doing really well!! Each chapter has a pretest, review, worksheets, and...

very good purchase

It was brand new so it was very good. The book came with a CD, which was extremely helpful to me

Lots of Examples

This book gives a good breakdown of the metric system and the math needed for calculations of drug dosages. There are examples and questions of every kind. In the back of the book, the answers are given in a detailed step-by-step manner, allowing you to check your work and figure out your mistakes. Good book for learning dosages.