This best-selling text features a highly visual, hands-on approach to learning dosage calculations and principles of drug administration. It presents step-by-step approaches to solving problems and includes dosage problems that simulate actual clinical experience. Each chapter includes numerous examples, self-tests, and proficiency tests. New Calculations in Action animations provide step-by-step demonstrations of how to solve equations presented in the text. Key Features of the Text: - Step-by-step approach in solving problems - Text organization that builds from simpler concepts to more complex concepts - Demonstration of four methods of calculation and side-by-side solutions - Joint Commission-approved abbreviations - Test Your Clinical Savvy- what if situations that stimulate critical thinking - Glossary with definitions and common abbreviations - Putting It Together case studies with application of dosage calculations and critical thinking questions, with suggested answers in Appendix B - Use of self tests for pre- or post-testing New to This Edition: - Updated drug labels and drug names - Addition of problems to each calculation chapter - Removal of apothecary measures - Clearer design for problems - Calculations in Action animations to show how problems are solved
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Lippincott Williams AND Wilkins
ISBN-13
9781496302847
eBay Product ID (ePID)
216559229
Product Key Features
Author
Susan Buchholz
Publication Name
Henke's Med-Math: Dosage Calculation, Preparation, and Administration