| About the authors |
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| Preface |
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| Acknowledgements |
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| Unit 1 Basic calculation skills and introduction to medication administration |
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1 Review of arithmetic skills for medical dosage calculations |
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Diagnostic test of arithmetic |
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Fundamental skills for calculations |
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Explaining decimals and fractions |
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Changing decimal numbers and whole numbers to fractions |
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Changing fractions to decimal numbers |
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Rounding numbers (up or down) |
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Multiplying and dividing decimal numbers |
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Multiplying and dividing fractions |
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2 Safe and accurate drug administration |
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The drug administration process |
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Six rights of medication administration |
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Prescriptions and administration records |
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Components of a prescription |
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Medication administration records |
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Computerised recordkeeping |
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3 Changing units of measurements |
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Introduction to units of measurement and conversions |
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The mathematical foundation |
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Changing a single unit of measurement to another single unit of measurement |
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Simple problems with single units of measurement |
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Complex problems with single units of measurement |
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Changing one rate to another rate |
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Simple problems with rates |
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Complex problems with rates |
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4 The metric measurement system |
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Liquid volume measurements |
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Shortcut for converting units in the metric system |
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Measurements in the imperial measurement system |
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Cumulative review exercises |
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| Unit 2 Oral and parenteral medications |
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5 Calculating oral medication doses |
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92 | (1) |
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93 | (5) |
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Medication in liquid form |
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Medications measured in millimoles |
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Calculating dosage by body weight |
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Calculating dosage by body surface area |
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103 | (1) |
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104 | (5) |
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Measuring a single dose of insulin in an insulin syringe |
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Measuring two types of insulin in one syringe |
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Measuring premixed insulin |
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7 Solutions and drug strengths or concentrations |
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Determining the strength of a medication |
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Pure drugs in liquid form |
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Determining the amount of pure drug in a given amount of solution |
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Determining the amount of solution that contains a given amount of pure drug |
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Molar solutions and molarity |
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Use of moles and millimoles |
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Parenteral medications supplied as liquids |
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Parenteral medications supplied in powdered form |
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Cumulative review exercises |
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| Unit 3 Infusions and paediatric dosages |
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9 Calculating flow rates and durations of enteral and intravenous infusions |
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Introduction to intravenous and enteral solutions |
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Equipment for intravenous infusions |
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Calculating the flow rate of infusions |
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Calculating the duration of flow for intravenous and enteral solutions |
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10 Calculating flow rates for intravenous medications |
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Intravnous administration of medications |
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Secondary intravenous infusion lines |
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Calculating flow rates based on body weight |
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Calculating flow rates based on body surface area |
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11 Calculating paediatric dosages |
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Safe paediatric drug dosages |
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Administration of oral and parenteral medications |
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231 | (1) |
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Calculating drug dosages by body weight |
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Calculating drug dosages by body surface area |
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Administration of intravenous medications using a volume control chamber |
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Calculating daily fluid maintenance |
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Cumulative review exercises |
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| Comprehensive self-tests |
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| Appendix A Answer section |
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| Appendix B Common abbreviations used in medical documentation |
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| Appendix C Tables of weight conversions |
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| Appendix D Ratio and algebraic calculations |
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| Index |
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