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Tables of Contents for Drug Calculations
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
General Mathematics Self-Assessment
1
2
General Mathematics
3
30
Changing Improper Fractions to Whole or Mixed Numbers
4
1
Changing Mixed Numbers to Improper Fractions
5
1
Finding the Lowest Common Denominator (in Fraction)
6
1
Addition of Fractions and Mixed Numbers
6
2
Subtraction of Fractions and Mixed Numbers
8
2
Multiplication of Fractions and Mixed Numbers
10
1
Division of Fractions and Mixed Numbers
11
1
Value of Fractions
12
1
Value of Decimals
13
3
Addition of Decimals
16
1
Subtraction of Decimals
17
1
Multiplication of Decimals
18
1
Division of Decimals
19
4
Changing Decimals to Fractions
23
1
Changing Common Fractions to Decimals
24
1
Rounding Decimals
25
2
Percentages, Decimals, and Fractions
27
3
Changing a Percentage to a Fraction
27
1
Changing a Percentage to a Decimal
27
1
Converting a Decimal to a Percentage
27
2
Finding the Percentage
29
1
Chapter 1 Final
30
3
Ratio and Proportion
33
10
Ratio
34
1
Proportion
35
3
Solving Proportion Problems When One of the Numbers is Unknown, or x
35
3
Setting Up Ratios and Proportions
38
4
Chapter 2 Final
42
1
Patient Safety: Errors, Orders, Labels, and Records
43
22
Patient Safety
44
1
How to Avoid Medication Errors
44
7
Physician's Orders
44
3
Preparation
47
1
Medication Packaging
48
1
Labels
49
1
Calculations
49
1
Administration
50
1
Reporting and Documenting
50
1
Interventions
51
1
Evaluation
51
1
Interpreting Medication Labels
51
6
Oral Drug Forms: Solids and Liquids
53
4
Understanding Medication Administration Records (MAR)
57
5
The Military Time Clock--0100 to 2400
62
1
The Five Rights of Drug Administration
62
1
Critical Thinking Exercises
63
2
Metric System Calculations
65
32
Metric System
66
1
Metric Conversions by Moving Decimals
67
3
Rounding Medication Doses
69
1
Rounding Milliliters
69
1
Rounding Drops
70
1
One-Step Metric Ratio and Proportion Calculations
71
6
Two-Step Metric Ratio and Proportion Calculations
77
5
Measuring and Reading Amounts in a Syringe
82
11
Critical Thinking Exercises
93
1
Chapter 4 Final
94
3
Medications from Powders and Crystals
97
22
Diluting Powders or Crystals in Vials
98
1
Example Using Oxacillin Sodium Label
98
1
Reconstitution: Medication Labels
99
10
Measuring Liquid Medications
109
7
Critical Thinking Exercises
116
1
Chapter 5 Final
116
3
Basic IV Calculations
119
28
IV Infusions
120
1
Types of IV Lines
120
1
IV Calculations
121
7
Drop Factor Calculations
121
7
Percentage of Solute in IV Bags
128
2
Abbreviations for Common Intravenous Solutions
130
4
IV Delivery Sets
134
11
Needleless IV Systems
134
1
Gravity Piggyback Infusions
135
1
Piggyback-Premixed IVs
135
1
Nurse-Activated Piggyback Systems
136
1
Electronic Infusion Pumps
137
8
Critical Thinking Exercises
145
1
Chapter 6 Final
145
2
Advanced IV Calculations
147
32
Titrated Infusions
148
11
Solving Titrated Infusion Problems
149
1
Hourly Drug and Flow Rate Formula for Titrated Infusions
149
10
Direct IV (Bolus) Administration with a Syringe
159
4
Timing IV Push Medications--Method 1
159
1
Timing IV Push Medications--Method 2
160
3
Total Parenteral Nutrition
163
12
Validation of TPN Label with Physician's Order
167
1
Nursing Considerations for TPN
168
7
Critical Thinking Exercises
175
1
Chapter 7 Final
176
3
Insulin
179
26
Insulin
180
1
Diabetes Mellitus
180
1
Injection Sites
180
1
Types of Insulin
180
5
Syringes
185
1
Types of U-100 Insulin Syringes
185
1
Immediate- and Fast-Acting Mixtures
186
1
Insulin Orders
187
5
Mixing Insulin
192
5
Sliding Scale Calculations
197
3
Rule of 200 Sliding Scale
197
3
Intravenous Insulin
200
2
Oral Hypoglycemics
202
1
Insulin Pumps
202
1
Critical Thinking Exercises
203
1
Chapter 8 Final
203
2
Anticoagulants
205
18
Injectable Anticoagulants
206
7
Subcutaneous Heparin Injections
207
1
Heparin Injection Sites
207
1
IV Flushes
207
6
IV Heparin
213
1
Oral Anticoagulants
214
1
Titrated Heparin
215
1
Titrated Flow Sheet
215
4
Critical Thinking Exercises
219
1
Chapter 9 Final
220
3
Children's Dosages
223
32
The mg/kg Method
224
2
Steps to Solving mg/kg Problems
225
1
The BSA Method (mg/m2)
226
11
Steps to Solving BSA Problems
227
1
BSA Formula for Estimating Child's BSA
227
10
Children's IV Medications: Reconstitution, Dilution, and Flow Rate Information
237
12
Critical Thinking Exercises
249
1
Chapter 10 Final
249
6
Comprehensive Final
255
6
Answer Key
261
68
Index
329