TY - BOOK AU - Tritak,Ann AU - Daingerfield,Margaret TI - Brown and Mulholland's Drug Calculations E-Book: Process and Problems for Clinical Practice SN - 9780323594516 PY - 2019/// CY - Philadelphia PB - Mosby N1 - Front Cover Approved Abbreviations for Medications BROWN AND MULHOLLAND'S Drug Calculations: RATIO AND PROPORTION PROBLEMS FOR CLINICAL PRACTICE Copyright Reviewers Preface To The Instructor Continuing in This Edition New to This Edition To The Student NEW! Elsevier's Interactive Drug Calculation Application, Version 1 Acknowledgments Contents General Mathematics Self-Assessment 1 - General Mathematics Fractions Value of Fractions Changing Improper Fractions to Wholeor Mixed Numbers Changing Mixed Numbers to Improper Fractions Finding a Common Denominator for Twoor More Fractions Changing Fractions to Equivalent Fractions Reducing Fractions to Lowest Terms Changing to Equivalent Fractions Using Higher Terms Addition of Fractions and Mixed Numbers Subtraction of Fractions and Mixed NumbersIf Multiplication of Fractions and Mixed Numbers Division of Fractions and Mixed Numbers Value of Decimals Comparison of Decimals Rounding Decimals Addition of Decimals Subtraction of Decimals Multiplication of Decimals Division of Decimals Changing Decimals to Fractions Changing Common Fractions to Decimals Percentages, Decimals, and Fractions 2 - Ratio and Proportion Introduction Ratio Proportion Steps to Prove a Proportion Is Correct Solving Proportion Problems When One of the Numbers Is Unknown, or x 3 - Safe Medication Administration Patient Rights Right Patient Right Drug Right Dose Right Time Right Route Right Reason Right Assessment Right Documentation Right Evaluation Right to Refuse Medication Errors Abbreviations The Joint Commission's Official "Do Not Use" List Medication Forms: Solids and Liquids Solid Oral Medications Liquid Oral Medications; Routes of Medication Administration Measurement Abbreviations Medication Labels Drug Names Brand/Trade Name and Registration of Name Generic Drugs Medication Orders The 24-Hour Clock Understanding Medication Administration Records (MARs) Medication Delivery Prioritizing Administration of Several Medications Medication Reconciliation (National Patient Safety Goal #3) Summary of Safe Medication Practices Interpretation Preparation Calculations Administration 4 - Medication Measurements and Oral Dose Calculations Metric Measurements: Base Units Metric Units Number Line Metric Prefixes and Values Finding Equivalent Measurements Using Ratio and Proportion Metric Equivalent Calculation Setup Finding Metric Equivalents by Moving Decimals Moving Decimals for Metric Equivalents Metric Dose Calculation Comparison of Metric and Approximate Household Measurements Rounding Oral Medication Doses Solids Liquids Measuring Oral Liquid Doses Identifying Units and Milliequivalents in Medication Dosages Two-Step Calculation Review Controlled Drug Schedules 5 - Injectable Medication Calculations Syringe Selection Needle Selections Parenteral Routes Intradermal (ID) Injections Subcutaneous (subcut) Injections Intramuscular (IM) Injections 6 - Reconstitution of Medications From Powders and Crystals: Oral and Intramuscular Reconstitution Reconstitution: Medication Labels Measuring Liquid Medications Reconstituting Medications for Parenteral Use: Multiple Strength Decisions Two-Vial Reconstitution Method Prefilled Vials and Syringes 7 - Basic Intravenous Therapy Calculations Intravenous Therapy Intravenous Solutions Abbreviations for Common IV Solutions Percentage of Solutes in IV Solutions Osmolarity; IV Calculations IV Delivery Sets Drops per Minute by Manufacturer Flo Meter Tape Drop Factor Calculations for Gravity Infusions and Rounding IV mL IV Infusions Gravity Piggyback Infusions Piggyback Premixed IVs Nurse-Activated Piggyback Systems Electronic Infusion Devices (EIDs) Blood and Blood Components PCA Protocol Pressure-Flow Infusion Device Piggyback Infusions 8 - Advanced Intravenous Calculations Direct IV (Bolus) (IV Push) Timing IV Injection Medications: Method 1 (mL per Minute) Timing IV Injection Medications: Method 2 (Seconds per Calibration) Calculating Intravenous Medicated Infusion Flow Rates and Drug Rates From the Order and Total Volume and Total Drug Supplied Steps for Calculating Hourly Volume Rate or Hourly Drug Rate Calculations for Various Types of IV Medication Orders High-Tech Infusion Devices Analyzing IV Medication Errors for SafeNurse Practice 9 - Insulin Administration and Type 2 Diabetes Medications Insulin Diabetes Mellitus Injection Sites U-100 Insulins Incretin Mimetics for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus The Action of Incretin Mimetics Insulin Syringes and Pens Types of U-100 Insulin Syringes Insulin Orders Types of Insulin U-100 Insulin Labels Short-Acting Rapid-Acting Intermediate-Acting Intermediate- and Rapid-Acting Mixtures Long-Acting Mixing Insulin IV Insulin Oral Diabetes Medications Oral Antidiabetic Drug Labels Insulin Infusion Devices Insulin Dosage Based on Carbohydrate Intake Sliding-Scale Calculations Estimating Insulin-to-Carbohydrate Ratio 10 - Parenteral Nutrition Total Parenteral Nutrition Types of IV Lines Validation of TPN Label With the Provider's Order Total Grams per Bag Percentage of Amino Acids, Dextrose, and Lipids per Bag; Percentage of Additives mL per Hour to Set the Pump Kilocalories (kcal) per Bag 11 - Anticoagulants Injectable Anticoagulants Subcutaneous Heparin Injections IV Flushes Polypharmacy IV Heparin Oral Anticoagulants 12 - Pediatric Dosages Dosages Based on Body Weight and Surface Area mg per kg Method (Weight-Based Dosing) Steps to Solving mg per kg Problems BSA Method (mg per m2) Calculating BSA (m2) Using a Mathematical Formula Fluid Requirements Children's IV Medications: Reconstitution, Dilution, and Flow Rate Information Multiple-Choice Final Comprehensive Final A - ISMP List of High-Alert Medications in Acute Care Settings B - ISMP's List of Error-Prone Abbreviations, Symbols, and Dose Designations C - Sample Medication Administration Errors With Potential Clinical Outcomes D - 5-Minute Sample Verbal Communication From Nurses to Subsequent Caregivers Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z IBC UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/uwestlon/detail.action?docID=6359556 ER -