NEW! CALCULATION OF DRUG DOSAGES TEXTBOOK NEW With Access Code

Access Card included! ISBN-13: 978-0323826228 Learn to calculate drug dosages accurately with this practical workbook-textbook! Calculation of Drug Dosages: makes it easy to understand & master the three major methods of dosage calculation ― ratio & proportion, formula, & dimensional analysis. A basic review of mathematics refreshes your math skills, & practice problems, worksheets, and practice tests help you gain confidence in making drug calculations. New to this edition are Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN) practice problems preparing you for the critical thinking questions on the NGN exam. Written by nursing experts Sheila Ogden & Linda Fluharty, this worktext is ideal for nursing students & for nurses returning to practice! Post-tests at the end of each chapter allow you to assess your understanding of content. Alert boxes highlight information crucial to math calculation and patient safety. 40 flash cards on the Evolve website make it easy to study and review abbreviations, formulas, and conversions from the book. Next Generation NCLEX® practice problems and case studies progress from simple to complex concepts and are included in chapters throughout the text. Coverage of heparin drip calculation describes how to calculate and administer an IV weight-based heparin bolus from the IV heparin. Added IV coverage is included in the IV Flow Rates and IV Flow Rates for Dosages Measured in Units chapters. Updated drug information and medication labels are added to this edition.