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Clinical Calculations Made Easy: Solving Problems Using Dimensional Analysis, Sixth Edition Gloria P. Craig, EdD, MSN, RN 978-1-4963-0282-3 • August 2015 • Softbound • 8.375” x 10.875” • 304 pp • 264 Illus

Clinical Calculations Made Easy is a compact, easy-to-use, pocket- sized guide/reference to dosage calculation and drug administration. It includes a review of basic math skills, measurement systems, and drug calculations/preparations using dimensional analysis. The sixth edition provides many opportunities for students to practice their skills. Additional practice problems further strengthen the student’s dosage calculations skills while new information related to vaccines has been added with tables for administering vaccines to adults and children. In addition, there are practice problems related to the tables to help students understand how to use these types of tables effectively. Features • Examples show the step-by-step procedure of how to solve the problem • Thinking it Through provides insights into how to solve complex problems emphasizing the critical thinking process • In-Chapter Exercises provide opportunities for students to practice the new skill • Practice Problems test student’s ability to solve problems • Answer Key, at end of chapters, allows students to self-correct problems to provide instant feedback • Post-Tests appear at the end of chapters that can be torn out of book for instructors to evaluate student progress • Two Comprehensive Post Tests appear at the end of book that can be torn out of book for a comprehensive evaluation • Drug Labels with related problems provide real-life experiences • Preventing Medication Errors provides information to help nurses avoid medication errors • Pediatric Medication icon highlights problems related to pediatric care

Table of Contents SECTION 1 Clinical Calculations Ch. 1 Pre-Test CH. 1 Arithmetic Review CH. 2 Systems of Measurement and Common Equivalents CH. 3 Solving Problems Using Dimensional Analysis CH. 4 One-Factor Medication Problems CH. 5 Two-Factor Medication Problems CH. 6 Three-Factor Medication Problems

Pharmacology • Dosage Calculation SECTION 2 Practice Problems SECTION 3 Case Studies SECTION 4 Comprehensive Post- Tests

Appendix: Educational Theory of Dimensional Analysis

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