Now in vibrant full colour, this restructured edition helps students understand all aspects of medication problems and avoid the stumbling blocks of dosage calculation. The text is organised in a straightforward manner using a "simple to complex" approach and focusing on problem solving throughout.The "Unit Path," unique to this book, shows students how to solve problems by simplifying the process, and reducing the chance of errors. Pedagogy includes numerous exercises and actual drug labels throughout, as well as tear-out tests at the end of each chapter for faculty evaluation
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Wordy, out-of-touch with real world medication therapy and anything but, "made easy.",
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Simply stated, too much of this book reads like a verbose dissertation. For instance, "The 4.5ml/hr is the wanted quantity and is the answer to the problem." p. 142
Wanted quantity...what's wrong with, "4.5ml/hr is the answer!" This type of wordiness is evident throughout the book and is totally without merit. The author has developed equations called, "sequential method", and "random method" to problem solve. Nurses don't need to re-think simple math. The authors' computations are confusing...and I've been calculating drips for 10 years. Finally, I'd like to comment on the drug conentrations used in problems. On page 141, Dobutamine is used in a problem with a concentration of 250mg/50cc. I understand that, theoretically, a nurse should be able to solve any drip problem. And perhaps the patient required extremely strict fluid parameters. But rarely, if ever, would a nurse see this concentration in real life. This drug has come premixed for years. Mixing is antiquated and, potentially, a step when errors can occur. Still presenting drams and grains--without at least noting the utter abandonment of such measurements in this day and age--is a disservice to any new nurse. New nurses should be presented with real-life scenarios in order to build strong clinical foundations. These authors, I feel, are completely out of touch with contemporary hospital practices and should not be authoring critical information.
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clinical calculations, oral solution, dividing decimals, morphine sulfate injection, multiplying fractions, many milliliters per dose, many milligrams per dose, vial after reconstitution, wanted quantity, many mcg, unwanted units, nursing drug reference, many tsp, problems using dimensional analysis, denominator portion, many micrograms, how many milliliters, prohibits dispensing, sequential method, unit path, hours prn, medication problems, controlled room temperature, many tablets, safety closures Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Practice Problems, Beecham Pharmaceuticals, Upjohn Company, Computation Wanted Quantity, Courtesy of Astra Pharmaceutical Products, Coffee Cup, One-Factor Medication Problems, Medication Administration Record, Courtesy of Pharmacia, Act-O-Vial System, Important Use, Rounding Decimals, Single-Dose Vial, Juice Glass, Three-Factor Medication Problems, Multiplying Decimals, Patent Nos, Solving Problems Using Dimensional Analysis, Converting Fractions, Dividing Fractions, Courtesy of Roxane Laboratories, Large Milk Carton, Glaxo Wellcome Inc, Atropine Sulfate Injection, Small Milk Carton Browse Sample Pages:
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