New to this edition
- NEW and Updated! Safety-related procedures and protocols
include the newest ISMP, JCAHO, and QSEN safety standards and new content on drug calculations.
- NEW and Updated! Photos and medication labels ensure that you are up to date on today’s medications.
- NEW! SBAR information describes Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation in Metric Units and Conversions chapter.
- NEW information on health care provider orders is added to Oral Medications chapter.
- NEW table of insulins and their uses is included in Antidiabetic Medications chapter.
- NEW content on thrombolytics, clotting inhibitors, anti-platelet aggregants, and herbal supplements is included in Anticoagulant Medications chapter.
Author Information
By Susan Turner, RN, MSN, FNP, Professor of Nursing, Gavilan College, Gilroy, California
Part I: Math Review
Math Self-Assessment
1. Math Review
2. Dimensional Analysis Method
Part II: Metric System and Medication Calculations
3. Metric Units and Conversions
4. Patient Records, Medication Orders, and Medication Labels
Part III: Reconstituted Medications
5. Oral Medications
6. Syringes for Injection
7. Reconstitution of Medication
Part IV: Parenteral Medications
8. Injectable Medications
9. Basic Intravenous Calculations
10. Advanced Intravenous Calculations
Part V: Common High Alert Medications
11. Antidiabetic Medications
12. Anticoagulant Medications
Part VI: Medications for Infants and Children
13. Pediatric Medication
Comprehensive Final Practice
Appendix A: TJC Do Not Use List
Appendix B: ISMP’s List of High-Alert Medications
Appendix C: 5-Minute Sample Verbal Communication Hand-Off Report
Appendix D: Sample Medication Administration Errors and Potential Clinical Outcomes
Appendix E: Apothecary System and Household Measurements