New to this edition
- NEW! Next Generation NCLEX® case studies
are included in the chapters on antidiabetes, anticoagulants, pediatrics, and advanced IV calculations.
- NEW! All drugs and their medication labels are updated, with new drugs and labels added and discontinued drugs and labels removed.
- NEW and Updated! Coverage of diabetic and anticoagulant drugs adds new medications and replaces those that have been discontinued.
Author Information
By Susan Turner, RN, MSN, FNP, Professor of Nursing, Gavilan College, Gilroy, California
PART I Math Review MATH SELF-ASSESSMENT
CHAPTER 1 Math Review
CHAPTER 2 Dimensional Analysis Method
PART II Metric System and Medication Calculations
CHAPTER 3 Metric Units and Conversions
CHAPTER 4 Patient Records, Medication Orders, and
Medication Labels
PART III Reconstituted Medications
CHAPTER 5 Oral Medications
CHAPTER 6 Syringes for Injection
CHAPTER 7 Reconstitution of Medications
PART IV Parenteral Medications
CHAPTER 8 Injectable Medications
CHAPTER 9 Basic Intravenous Calculations
CHAPTER 10 Advanced Intravenous Calculations
PART V Common High-Alert Medications
CHAPTER 11 Antidiabetic Medications
CHAPTER 12 Anticoagulant Medications
PART VI Medications for Infants and Children
CHAPTER 13 Pediatric Medications
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
INDEX
