This new text teaches the skills and techniques students need to calculate the amount of medication they should administer to patients. It also teaches them to interpret both physician's orders and drug labels. It is written for students preparing to be medical assistants, licensed practical nurses, pharmacy technicians, paramedics, and other health care workers. Throughout the text special emphasis is placed on correct dosages and avoiding medical errors.
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Features:
- Because students have individual learning styles, the text provides several approaches to calculate dosages, including ratio proportions, fraction proportions, the formula method, and dimensional analysis. ERROR ALERT! features bring attention to common mistakes that are often made when calculating dosages and how to avoid them. PATIENT EDUCATION boxes encourage students to understand what information to communicate to patients and how to communicate it clearly and professionally. Over 200 FULL-COLOR DRUG LABELS AND PACKAGE INSERTS familiarize students with standard label information. CRITICAL THINKING ON THE JOB features provide examples of common problems students may encounter and encourage them to think before they act. REVIEW AND PRACTICE sections check students’ understanding before they proceed with the remainder of the chapter. RULES AND EXAMPLES state important formulas and facts followed by examples to illustrate the rules. CHAPTER REVIEWS apply and reinforce skills learned in the chapter. The reviews include CHECK UP questions, CRITICAL THINKING questions, CASE STUDIES, and INTERNET ACTIVITIES. Student CD-ROM includes text content, critical thinking exercises, tests, Internet research activities, tables and figures from text, and games. Responses can be saved and printed.
- PRETEST determines which mathematical concepts may need to be reviewed before using the text. A COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION at the end of the text tests dosage calculations skills taught in the text.
