Dosage Calculations (6th Canadian edition)

PDF: 39.4 MB

By: MD/ Gloria D. Pickar, EdD, RN/Amy Pickar Abernethy, M.A.Ed. Beth Swart/Myrna Davis, R.N., B.N., M.Ed./Janet O’Connell, R.N., B.N.

​Dosage Calculations has been designed to help students and professionals gain additional comfort with mathematics and improve their ability to perform accurate drug dosage calculations. It features a three-step approach to calculating dosages, using the formula method that nurses and other health care professionals prefer. A reader-friendly writing style and handy "work text" format are used throughout. Color photos of actual medication labels and full-size syringes add realistic dimensions to the readings and interpretation of syringe scale problems, helping learners master measurement and dosage readings. This text is organized in a natural progression of basic to more complex information, giving learners self-confidence as they grasp content in small increments with ample review and reinforcement.​