Using a straightforward, real-life approach, this book focuses on mathematical calculations used in the clinical setting. It provides coverage of the ratio and proportion and formula methods of drug calculation. Common medications and methods of administration are used, including examples such as syringe usage, oral and parenteral medications, and medication reconstitution. Other examples, such as insulin, heparin, and intake and output, apply to specific patient populations. The math review sections build a strong foundation with hundreds of practice problems. To minimize medication errors, current safety recommendations from the Joint Committee on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) and the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) are addressed with safety alerts, clinical alerts, human error alerts, and human error checks. Instructor resources available.
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<li>All content, examples, problems, and scenarios are clinically based.</li>
<li>Over 500 full-color illustrations include drug labels, parenteral and oral syringes, medicine cups, pumps, IV equipment, and more.</li>
<li>More than 1,200 problems provide practice needed to master drug calculations.</li>
<li>Current JCAHO and ISMP recommendations are followed: prescriptions are written out, and those abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols not recommended by the ISMP are avoided.</li>
<li>Clinical Connections begin each chapter and explain how that topic relates to clinical practice.</li>
<li>Inside front and back cover includes formulas, sound-alike drugs that have been associated with medication errors, and a list of dangerous abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols for easy reference.</li>
<li>Safety Alerts, Clinical Alerts, Human Error Alerts, and Human Error Checks are included to promote safe practice.</li>
<li>Learning is promoted with Practice Problems, Review Problems in each chapter, Comprehensive Review Problems for math, and Patient Care Scenarios.</li>
<li>Three examples are given for each new subject, following a unique step-by-step format that covers the prescription, what you HAVE, what you KNOW, what you WANT, critical thinking, answer for best care, human error check boxes, and does your answer fit the general guideline? Practice problems follow each set of three examples to reinforce content comprehension.</li>
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Math for Clinical Practice

Medical Books

Cynthia Chernecky

Denise Macklin

Mother Helen Infortuna

Nursing

Mosby

Nursing students struggling with the difficult area of IV therapy need a resource that guides them through the essentials and highlights what they need to know. This guide offers a visual, engaging approach that clearly explains topics such as: equipment and infusion devices, principles of peripheral and central venous therapy, peripheral and central complications, and special concerns for pediatric and older adult patients. The first section of the book presents content in an illustrated multi-modal approach that explains key concepts and reviews topics with a range of engaging learning activities. The last section contains 115 NCLEX® review questions with answers and rationales for correct and incorrect answers.
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<li>Narrows the gap between the facts learned in school and the wisdom that nurses need to survive in the real world.</li>
<li>Material is presented in a clear and entertaining way by using adult learning principles and various active-learning strategies to engage nursing students of all ages, backgrounds, and learning styles.</li>
<li>Consistent headings divide information into manageable units and reinforce a logical learning strategy.</li>
<li>Icons for lifespan considerations, cultural implications, web links, caution/danger, and calculations help the reader identify special content in the chapter.</li>
<li>Memory-reinforcing mnemonic devices and a variety of interactive activities promote learning.</li>
<li>Clinical terms and shorthand expressions are highlighted in parentheses and another color after the layperson's explanation expose students to terminology that they will hear in the hospital setting.</li>
<li>Boxed "Take Home Points" offer succinct points of advice that reflect years of nursing experience that students can use to prepare for their clinical rotation.</li>
<li>A full-color insert illustrates concepts and principles of IV therapy, including illustrations of various complications.</li>
<li>NCLEX-style questions are referenced by chapter and provided in a convenient 2-column format with answers and rationales that can be covered with a flap on the back cover.</li>
<li>Features original cartoon illustrations and a theme monkey cartoon character that walks the student through difficult subjects with a light-hearted, engaging approach to learning.</li>
<li>Separate chapters on pediatric and older adult patients discuss important age-related considerations associated with IV therapy.</li>
<li>Includes a chapter on one of the fastest growing fields in nursing ― community care ― and how it affects nurses, patients requiring IV therapy, and their caretakers.</li>
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Real World Nursing Survival Guide: IV Therapy

W.B.Saunders

Saunders Nursing Survival Guide: Fluid and Electrolytes, 2nd Edition presents a complete review of the ever-challenging topic of fluid and electrolytes, using lighthearted cartoons and mnemonic tools designed to make your learning experience more relaxed and enjoyable. Each book in the unique Saunders Nursing Survival Guides series features brief, focused material and lively illustrations that make complex subjects approachable and easy to understand. Consistent unit headings - What You Will Learn, What It Is, What You Need to Know, What You Do, and Do You Understand? - break information into manageable sections to make learning easier. Each chapter also includes a number of NCLEX® Exam-style review questions to reinforce important information and help you prepare for the examination as well as future clinical applications.
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<li>Unique presentation of content allows students to survive and thrive. </li>
<li>Material is presented using adult learning principles and various active-learning strategies to engage nursing students of all ages, backgrounds, and learning styles. </li>
<li>Consistent chapter format breaks down information into small units and reinforces an effective thinking process. </li>
<li>Special icons for Lifespan Considerations, Cultural Implications, Web Links, and Cautions help the student quickly identify special content in the chapter. </li>
<li>Memory-reinforcing interactive activities (including fill-in the blank, matching, word jumbles, true/false, and crossword puzzles) promote student learning. </li>
<li>Clinical terms and shorthand expressions are highlighted in parentheses to expose students to terminology that they will hear in the hospital setting. </li>
<li>Boxed Take Home Points provide the benefit of years of nursing experience that students can use to prepare for their clinical rotation. </li>
<li>Original cartoon-character illustrations walk the student through difficult subjects with a lighthearted approach. </li>
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<li>Cover design and series title better identifies the series as a fun and simple review. </li>
<li>What You Will Learn section provides chapter objectives for the reader to aid in their navigation through the chapters. </li>
<li>Over 100 NCLEX® examination-style review questions have been moved to the ends of chapters to immediately test student knowledge.</li>
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Saunders Nursing Survival Guide: Fluids and Electrolytes

Cynthia C. Chernecky

Kathleen Murphy-Ende

Saunders

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