Dosage Calculations for Veterinary Nurses & Technicians, 1e [Paperback]

Terry Lake DVM (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 15, 2004 | ISBN-10: 0750656743 | ISBN-13: 978-0750656740 | Edition: 1

This reader-friendly guide helps veterinary nurses and technicians use calculations to determine dosage rates, anesthetic flow rates, radiography exposure rates, parenteral nutrition, and more. Self-assessment questions, examples, logos, clinical hints and tips clarify important concepts and ensure that readers master everything they need to know about calculations in their day-to-day clinical environment.

• Content covers everything readers need to know about veterinary nursing calculations in a user-friendly format.
• All aspects of mathematics that apply to veterinary nursing and technology are clearly explained.
• Extensive illustrations clarify important points and help readers understand the material.
• Self-test sections, plus clinical hints and tips, ensure retention of core facts.
• Guidance on avoiding potential pitfalls and common errors is provided.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"This is a head-banging subject, which many try to steer clear of, made easy and fun - I wish there had been a book published of this kind when I was undergoing my veterinary nursing training. Every veterinary practice should have this affordable, easy-to-read book in its library, and it is a must for training practices. The foreword hits home the importance of mathematics in the veterinary world.

The 18 chapters are easily readable, with step-by-step instructions, and well-illustrated with relevant photographs and diagrams... Each chapter starts with an introduction, learning objectives and a calcualtion example. Once the reader has grasped the theory, he or she can then practise the calculations. Calculation errors commonly made in practice are highlighted and explained in plain terms, enabling readers to improve their practical skills.

Chapters 8 and 18 are important chapters for student animal nursing assistants (ANAs). Chapter 8 covers calculations for oral medications, which may help with the written exams, while chapter 18 covers mean, median and mode averages, which may assist with the client survey case log." Melissa Mantle VN, Veterinary Nursing, December 2004

Product Details

• Paperback: 116 pages
• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann; 1 edition (March 15, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0750656743
• ISBN-13: 978-0750656740
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #915,808 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a challenge, March 25, 2005

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Tonya D. Facchine "rozered" (Ridgway, Pa United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dosage Calculations for Veterinary Nurses & Technicians, 1e (Paperback)

This book was recommended to me by Dr. Margi Sirois,who has a forward in this book. It covers basic fractions,decimals,scientific notation,dimensional analysis,sqc,anesthesia,constant rate infusions,oral medications,ratio and proportion,percentages and alot more.Small textbook written in easy to understand format.Also has word problems.Highly recommend to everyone even if you are or are not good at math. it is a must have in every techs library.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A great help, January 16, 2012

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Kae Lee Aschettino (Hebron, KY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dosage Calculations for Veterinary Nurses & Technicians, 1e (Paperback)

I'm halfway through my Vet Tech training and have been struggling with some of the very basic formulas and calculations for a while now. I'm not stupid, but I do struggle with math sometimes. We only go over a little math in every course, but every instructor teaches it a different way (it seems) and no one's taught it in the way that I've understood yet. So I bought this book on my own and started from the basics, worked out the practice problems and it's finally clicking! I recognized the steps from how I was "taught" but it's explained in the way I understand. There are a few more steps on some of them, but by understanding each step now, I can condense the steps on my own and know how/what I'm doing.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent math review for vet techs!, August 8, 2008

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R. Hembree "Vet Tech" (OK, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dosage Calculations for Veterinary Nurses & Technicians, 1e (Paperback)

I love this book! It is so good. It clearly explains calculations that vet techs need to know. I am a vet tech studying to take the certification exam. This book helped me quite a lot with some of the math that was not explained as well in other books. I would difinitely recommend this book. It even has a chapter on anaesthesia applications, which was not very well covered in my other texts. Overall, a very helpful book that is well woth what I paid for it.