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Clinical Calculations Made Easy: Solving Problems Using Dimensional Analysis

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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.

Clinical Calculations Made Easy by Craig is an excellent book...it breaks down the information so well that a 5th grader can understand it...i highly recommend this book if you are having trouble with conversions or any other clinical calculations!!!

I received this book in perfect condition, and it got to me quickly! No complaints!

This book is THE BEST resource to solve complex dosage calculation ...thanks to crystal clear explanations and generous amounts of diagramed solutions! These are the strengths of this book.
The bad part is confusing enough to completely derail the learner, though. Students can get different answers to a problem when using different conversion factors - and the answer keys never address this possibility. I also agree with other critiques that the book would be much improved if emphasized common medications, realistic dosages, and common conversions for the beginning medical student ...like using Tylenol with kg, ml, oz, tsp, tbsp, etc.

I haven't started using this book yet, as my classes begin next week, but I was grateful to find the correct product online for less than in my college bookstore. Thank you!

Don't buy from this guy. I bought a book about 3-4 weeks ago and I still haven't recieved it yet. He never sent tracking information or a confirmation. The only positive experience that I can take away from this is knowing that I'll always check somebodies history before I buy, he had a 100% satisfaction rate but only because he sold to one other person.