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Author Tracy Horntvedt presents students, instructors, and health care professionals working in a wide variety of contexts with a comprehensive guide to the dimensional analysis approach to the accurate calculation of dosages for a variety of medicines. The author has organized the eighteen chapters that make up the main body of her text in four parts devoted to arithmetic review and dimensional analysis, medication administration, special topics, and test answers. Individual chapters are focused on measurements and equivalents, whole numbers, enteral tube feedings, and a wide variety of other related subjects. Annotation ©2016 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
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Make dosage calculations easier to master. 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. Beyond the text! The enhanced, revised reprint features a Plus Code, inside new, printed texts that unlocks a wealth of instructor and student resources online at DavisPlus, including Davis Digital Version, your complete text online as well as chapter quizzes, interactive syringe exercises, and a practice test.
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