Gray Morris's Calculate with Confidence, Canadian Edition - E-Book

ISBN-10: 0323695728
ISBN-13: 9780323695725
Category: Medical
Pages: 744
Language: English
Published: 2021-02-13
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Author: Tania N Killian

Description

Learn to calculate dosages accurately and administer drugs safely! Gray Morris’s Calculate with Confidence, Second Canadian Edition uses a clear, step-by-step approach to make drug dosage calculations easy. More than 2,000 practice questions help you review basic math and then master the three standard methods of dosage calculation: ratio and proportion, formula, and dimensional analysis. With the increasing responsibility of the nurse in mind, emphasis is placed on critical thinking and clinical reasoning in preventing medication errors. Reflecting current practice in Canadian health care, this book also provides excellent preparation for Canadian licensure exams! SI measurement units and generic/Canadian drug names are included throughout the text. Practice problems and real-world examples help students master correct dosage calculations and safe medication administration, with rationales included in practice problem answers to enhance the understanding of principles. Tips for Clinical Practice boxes summarize information critical to math calculation and patient safety. Safety Alert! boxes highlight common medication errors and identify actions that must be taken to avoid calculation errors. Chapter Review problems test student knowledge of all major topics presented in the chapter. Pre-Test review includes practice problems to help students assess their basic math skills and identify their strengths and weaknesses, covering fractions, decimals, percentages, and ratio and proportion. Post-Test in Unit One allows students to assess and evaluate their understanding after completing the chapters on basic math. Comprehensive Post-Test at the end of the book covers dosage calculations and conversions, using real-life drug labels and situations. NCLEX® exam-style questions on Evolve help students prepare for the type of questions seen on the NCLEX-RN® Examination. NEW! Next Generation NCLEX-RN® exam-style case studies on the Evolve website provide drug calculation practice for the Next Generation NCLEX Examination. NEW! Increased number of Clinical Reasoning exercises builds students’ critical thinking skills, with a focus on preventing medication errors. NEW! Thoroughly updated content includes the latest Health Canada-approved medications, current drug labels, the latest research, Canadian statistics, commonly used abbreviations, and recommended practices related to medication errors and their prevention. NEW! A-Z medication index references the page numbers where drug labels can be found. NEW! Tips for Clinical Practice from the text are now available on Evolve in printable, easy-reference format.

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