Dosage Calculations for Nurses

• Unit 1    Basic Calculation Skills and Introduction to Medical Administration CHAPTER 1   Review of Arithmetic for Medical Dosage Calculations CHAPTER 2   Safe and Accurate Drug Administration     CHAPTER 3   Changing Units of Measurement CHAPTER 4   The Metric Measurement Systems   Unit  2   Oral and Parenteral Medications   CHAPTER 5   Calculating Oral Medication Doses   CHAPTER 6   Syringes   CHAPTER 7   Solutions and Drug Strengths or Concentrations   CHAPTER 8   Parenteral Medications   CHAPTER 9   Calculating Flow Rates and Durations of Enteral  and Intravenous Infusions   CHAPTER 10    Calculating Flow Rates for Intravenous Medications   CHAPTER 11    Calculating Paediatric Dosages   Comprehensive Self-Tests   Appendices   Appendix A  Answer Section   Appendix B  Common Abbreviations Used in Medical Documentation Appendix C  Summary of Units of Measurement in   Appendix E  Tables of Weight Conversions   Appendix F  Ratio and Proportion Method for Dosage Calculation   Index

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