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Pharmacology • Dosage Calculation
Henke’s Med-Math: Dosage Calculation, Preparation, and
Administration, Eighth Edition
Susan Buchholz, RN, MSN
978-1-4963-0284-7 • October 2015 • Softbound • 8.375” x 10.875” • 544 pp • 253 Illus
This best-selling text features a highly visual, hands-on approach to
learning dosage calculations and principles of drug administration. It
presents step-by-step approaches to solving problems and includes
dosage problems that simulate actual clinical experience. Each chapter
includes numerous examples, self-tests, and proficiency tests. New
Calculations in Action animations provide step-by-step demonstrations
of how to solve equations presented in the text.
Features
• Step-by-step approach in solving problems
• Text organization that builds from simpler concepts to more
complex concepts
• Demonstration of four methods of calculation and side-by-side
solutions
• Joint Commission-approved abbreviations
• Test Your Clinical Savvy-“what if” situations that stimulate critical
thinking
• Glossary with definitions and common abbreviations
• Putting It Together case studies with application of dosage
calculations and critical thinking questions, with suggested answers
in Appendix B
• Use of self-tests for pre- or post-testing
NEW to this edition
• Updated drug labels and drug names
• Addition of problems to each calculation chapter
• Removal of apothecary measures
• Clearer design for problems
• Calculations in Action animations to show how problems are solved
Table of Contents
1
. Arithmetic Needed for Dosage
2. Metric and Household Systems of
Measurement
3. Drug Abbreviations, Labels, and
Packaging
4. Calculation of Oral Medications -
Solids and Liquids
5. Liquids for Injection
6. Calculation of Basic IV Drip Rates
7. Special Types of IV Calculations
8. Dosage Problems for Infants and
Children
9. Information Basic to Administering
Drugs
10. Administration Procedures
Three Checks and Six Rights
Standard Precautions Applied to
Administration of Medications
Routes of Administration
Special Considerations
Proficiency Test 1—Part A
Administration Procedures
Proficiency Test 1—Part B
Administration Procedures
Answers
Appendix A: Proficiency Test Answers
Appendix B: Putting It Together
Answers
Glossary
NEW !