Dosage Calculations for Nursing Students: Master Dosage Calculations The Safe & Easy Way Without Formulas! (Dosage Calculation Success Series)

Description

Welcome to the second edition of our dosage calculations book! Are you a nursing student, or nurse, who wants to learn a few simple methods of solving dosage calculations without a bunch of formulas? Would you like to raise your hand in your dosage calculation class, after the instructor explains a complicated formula, and ask to approach the white board to show the class a much simpler method? Do you want to go on your clinicals knowing that you have a solid foundation in dosage calculations? Do you want to walk into your Nursing Calculations Class on the first day knowing that you can ace all the tests before the course begins? If you answered yes to any of these questions, this book is for you! The book is divided into seven units containing thirty-five chapters. Unit 1: Essential Skills: You can’t learn to drive a car if you don’t understand the function of the steering wheel. The same applies to the following subjects when learning dosage calculations. The Metric System Apothecary/Avoirdupois/Household Systems Ratios Dimensional Analysis (DA) and Ratio Proportion (RP) Rounding Numbers Military Time Unit 2: Auxiliary Subjects: Roman Numerals Scientific Notation Unit 3: Unit Conversions Unit 3 covers converting between and within the various systems of measurement using dimensional analysis and ratio proportion. Unit conversions Within the Metric System Unit Conversions Within the Household System Unit Conversions Between Metric, Household and Apothecary Systems Unit Conversions Involving Pounds and Ounces Unit Conversions Involving Hours and Minutes Unit 4: Dosage Calculations Unit 4 builds on the knowledge gained in the previous units and covers dosage calculations, starting with the terminology and set up of problems, then progressing from easy, one-step, problems through multi-step problems. Dosage Calculations-The Basics Dosage Calculations Levels 1-3 Body Surface Area Dosing Calculations Pediatric Dosage Calculations Pediatric Maintenance Fluid Replacement Calculations Unit 5: IV Flow Rate Calculations Unit 5 starts with the basic terminology and set up of IV flow rate problems, then moves on to: Simple and Advanced Problems IV Flow Rate Adjustment Calculations Heparin Infusion and Adjustment Calculations Unit 6: Percent and Ratio Strength Calculations Percent, Percent Strength Percent Change Ratio Strength Unit 7: Miscellaneous Subjects Reconstitution Calculations Concentrations and Dilutions Milliequivalent Calculations Dosage Calculations Puzzles Self-Assessment Exam The book contains over 600 high quality practice problems with answers. We look forward to your feedback! Chase Hassen and Brad Wojcik Review: Beginners or just brushing up? This book is for all of us! A serious confidence booster! - Dosage Calculations for Nursing Students by Dr. Bradley is a great book to learn at firsthand or even further enhance the knowledge that they already have. The contents of the book exceed my expectations due to the following: The book is easy to read to ensure that anybody can understand it. The lessons are written concisely, yet still gives a complete explanation; the price of this book is reasonably affordable. Dr. Bradley did a fantastic job of ensuring that we can understand the entire lessons by not having to memorize so many formulae and how organized the lessons are. Definitely, I can see how Dr. Bradley is so passionate to help us, especially to those who have been struggling in math. Rest assured, Dr. Bradley will take care of us as he made a facebook group in which you can message him on whatever lessons you are struggling with. He responds instantly; thus, eliminating all of your worries away. I appreciate his technique in solving dosage calculation problems as it is way better than the traditional method. Save yourselves from all the stresses and headaches; gain confidence now by giving this book a shot. Review: Amazing drug dosage book! - I am terrible at math. I have a lot of trouble understanding heparin questions. I bought the kindle version on a .99 cent special and decided to give the book a try because I need to learn this stuff for nursing school, maybe this will be the book to help me. This book has helped me gain a better understanding of how to read a question first, break it apart into what I need and then how to solve each question based on the type of question. I have recommended this book already to all the nursing students in my cohort, I definitely recommend this to anyone who is struggling with drug dosage and needs it explained in a way that's easy to understand. Math is hard, why make it harder? I'd like to add that I just got a 100% on my drug dosage exam after using this book for a week before my exam.