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Contents Unit 1 Basic Calculation Skills and Introduction to Medical Administration CHAPTER 1 Review of Arithmetic for Medical Dosage Calculations Short Diagnostic Test (level of comfort with numbers) Fundamental Skills for Calcualtions Explaining Decimals and Fractions Changing Decimal Numbers and Whole Numbers to Fractions Changing Fractions to Decimal Numbers Rounding Decimal Numbers Rounding Numbers (Up or Down) Multiplying and Dividing Decimal Numbers Multiplying and Dividing Fractions Complex Fractions Percentages Practice Sets Reflection Exercise CASE STUDY (1.1) CHAPTER 2 Safe and Accurate Drug Administration The Drug Administration Process Who Administers Drugs? Six Rights of Medication Administration The Right Drug The Right Dose The Right Route The Right Time The Right Patient The Right Documentation Drug Prescriptions Medication Orders and Administration Records Prescription Forms Prescription Variations Components of a Prescription Medication Administration Records Computerized Recordkeeping Drug Labels Drug Package Inserts Practice Sets CHAPTER 3 Changing Units of Measurement Introduction toUnits of measurment and Conversion The Mathematical Foundation Changing a Single Unit of Measurement to Another Single Unit of Measurement Simple Problems With Single Units of Measurement Complex Problems with Single Units of Measurement Changing One Rate to Another Rate Simple Problems With Rates Complex Problems With Rates Practice Sets CHAPTER 4 The Metric Measurement Systems The Metric System Liquid Volume Measurements Weight Measures Length Measures Shortcut for Converting Units in the Metric System Measurements in the Imperial Measurements System Unit 2 Oral and Parenteral Medications CHAPTER 5 Calculating Oral Medication Doses Simple Problems Medication in Solid Form Medication in Liquid Form Medications Measured in Millimoles Complex Problems Calculating Dosage by Body Weight Calculating Dosage by Body Surface Area BSA Formulas Nomograms Case Study 5.1 Practice Reading Labels Practice Sets CHAPTER 6 Syringes Parts of a Syringe Needles Types of Syringes Measuring Insulin Doses Measuring a Single Dose of Insulin in an Insulin Syringe Measuring Two Types of Insulin in One Syringe Measuring Premixed Insulin Safety Syringes Case Study 6.1 153 Reflection on Practice Practice Sets 157 CHAPTER 7 Solutions and Drug Strengths or Concentrations Determining the Strength of a Medication Pure Drugs in Liquid Form Pure Drugs in Dry Form Determining the Amount of Pure Drug in a Given Amount of Solution Determining the Amount of Solution That Contains a Given Amount of Pure Drug Molar Solution and Molarity Drugs Measured in Units Case Study 7.1 183 Practice Sets CHAPTER 8 Parenteral Medications Parenteral Medications Parenteral Medications Supplied as Liquids Parenteral Medications Supplied in Powdered Form Heparin Case Study 8.1 Practice Sets Unit 3 Infusions and Paediatric Dosages CHAPTER 9 Calculating Flow Rates and Durations of Enteral and Intravenous Infusions Introduction to Intravenous and Enteral Solutions Enteral Feedings Intravenous Infusions Intravenous Solutions Equipment for IV Infusions Infusion Pumps Calculating the Flow Rate of Infusions Calculating the Duration of Flow for IV and Enteral Solutions Case Study 9.1 Practice Sets CHAPTER 10 Calculating Flow Rates for Intravenous Medications Intravenous Administration of Medications Secondary Intravenous Infusion Lines Calculating Flow Rates Based on Body Weight Titrating Medications Calculating Flow Rates Based on Body Surface Area Case Study 10.1 Practice Sets CHAPTER 11 Calculating Paediatric Dosages Safe Paediatric Drug Dosages Administration of Oral and Parenteral Medications Oral Medications Parenteral Medications Calculating Drug Dosages by Body Weight Calculating Drug Dosages by Body Surface Area Administration of Intravenous Medications Using a Volume Control Chamber Calculating Daily Fluid Maintenance Case Study 11.1 Practice Sets Comprehensive Self-Tests Appendices Appendix A Answer Section Appendix B Common Abbreviations Used in Medical Documentation Appendix C Summary of Units of Measurement in Appendix E Tables of Weight Conversions Appendix F Ratio and Proportion Method for Dosage Calculation Index

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