Math for Nurses: A Pocket Guide to Dosage Calculation and Drug Preparation | 
 enlarge | Author: Mary Jo Boyer
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Category: Book
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 46983
Media: Paperback
Edition: 6
Pages: 352
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 4.3 x 0.6
ISBN: 0781753724
Dewey Decimal Number: 615.14
EAN: 9780781753722
Publication Date: January 1, 2005
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Product Description
Now in its Sixth Edition with a vivid new full-color design, this pocket guide is a compact, portable, easy-to-use reference for dosage calculation and drug administration. The author uses a step-by-step approach with frequent examples to illustrate problem-solving and practical applications. Coverage includes review of mathematics, measurement systems, and a comprehensive section on dosage calculations. This edition features a new chapter on pediatric dosages. New Critical Thinking Checks and practice problems throughout the text, and end-of-chapter and end-of-unit review questions, will aid students' application and recall of material. A handy pull-out card contains basic equivalents, conversion factors, and math formulas.
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 Easy to understand, clear practice problems February 4, 2008
mmka04 (FL)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book was easy to understand and contained clear practice problems. During my first semester of nursing school('07), the book helped to understand the different conversions, and I able to pass the drug calculation test. It also offers a laminated conversion sheet that was helpful during class and study sessions. It has three different units. The first unit contains basic math review, which can help any student to review important math problems that is basis for understanding drug calculations. The second unit goes into the different measurement systems, which is important for understanding drug administration. The third unit is the most important part of the book, which goes into drug calculations for oral, parenteral, IV, critical-care, solutions, and pediatic care. It is thorough book, and gives detailed instructions on how to solve a specific problem. It offers end of chapter reviews, and answer section to evaluate your work.
 Bad Math March 30, 2006
Neo Nurse (Texas)
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
1.32 - 16.84 (1.32 minus 16.84) is a negative number (-15.52)! Not +15.52! (See page 47). When you subtract a larger number from a smaller number, the result is ALWAYS negative number. This book makes this same mistake over and over! See pages 29,30,31,32, 34, and I'll bet there is more! Nurses watch out! Do not use bad math! How did the publisher release this book with out reviewing the math?
Perfect reading! September 28, 2005
Florence Moraghan (Calif)
1 out of 12 found this review helpful
Every page of this book was in perfect condition.
Very, very pleased with the book! It was practically new!
Nice book, but with mistakes June 13, 2003
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
As a new nursing student I have found this book very useful. There is a very comprehensive introduction which allows the student to relearn some of the math skills that may have been lost over the year. I also really like the fact that the book comes with a removable laminated card with conversions on it. I'm sure that this will come in quite handy when I begin my clinicals.
My only real complaint is that I have found a couple of mistakes in the fifth edition. I found at least two mistake in the answers provided for the chapter review on apothecaries' measurements. I would recommend that the publisher check their material a little better so as to prevent confusion for students.
Thumbs Up For Maths for Nurses May 1, 2003
Lorraine Smith (Lexington, South Carolina United States)
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
A great little book which is user friendly and concise.I would recommend it for any nurse wanting to learn more about drug calculations ! It gets the thumbs up rating !!
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