Calculate with Confidence - Binder Ready

By Deborah C. Morris RN BSN MA LNC

**Selected for Doody's Core Titles(R) 2024 in Pharmacology**

Learn how to make accurate drug calculations and administer medications safely Calculate with Confidence, 8th Edition makes it easy to understand the three major methods of dosage calculation - ratio and proportion, formula method, and dimensional analysis. Clear, step-by-step instructions guide you through accurate calculation and safe administration of drug dosages. Thousands of practice problems ensure that you gain proficiency, QSEN principles prioritize client safety, and an emphasis on clinical reasoning helps you prevent medication errors. New Next Generation NCLEX(R) (NGN) case studies help in improving clinical judgment skills. With this popular text from educator Deborah C. Morris, you will learn to calculate drug dosages and administer medications with confidence.Thousands of practice problems ensure that you gain proficiency with drug calculationsSafety Alert boxes help you prevent medication errors and avoid errors in dosage calculationTips for Clinical Practice boxes call out information critical to math calculation and patient safety, and summarize best practices in client care (a Clinical Judgment feature for the Next Generation NCLEX(R), or NGN)Rule boxes present instructions essential to math calculations and provide the information needed to accurately solve drug calculation problemsClinical Reasoning Scenarios discuss the safe administration of medications (also a Clinical Judgment feature for the NGN) and help you apply your knowledge to patient careComprehensive Post-Test assesses your retention of the "big picture" concepts, with answers located in the back of the bookReview of basic math, pre-tests, and post-tests allow you to evaluate your understanding of the materialMedication Administration chapter covers medication safety, a discussion on client rights, the basic six rights of medication administration, and routes of medication administrationChapter review problems test your comprehension of all major topics, with the answers at the end of the chapterPoints to Remember list bulleted key points from the chapterNEW Five single-episode Next Generation NCLEX(R) (NGN) case studies are added to the bookNEW QSEN content is now included In Unit One, Math ReviewNEW Updated medication labels are includedNEW Discussion of herbal meds is included in the Medication Administration chapterNEW Latest research and information is included in the Insulin, Critical Care Calculations, and Pediatric and Adult Dosage Calculation Based on Weight chaptersNEW Updated information on the administration of fluids is addedNEW Updated information and examples of complex I&O problems are added to the Intake and Output section of the text, and it also includes more examples of complex I&O problemsNEW Updated Medication Index includes the latest drug information and removes drugs that are off the market or are not widely used

• Format: Loose Leaf
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0323829740
• ISBN13: 9780323829748
• Release Date: December 2021
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Length: 784 Pages
• Weight: 31.96 lbs.