Brown and Mulholland's Drug Calculations: Ratio and Proportion Problems for Clinical Practice

This text is trusted for its realistic practice problems and unique proof step in the answer key, promoting critical thinking, clinical judgment, and patient safety in drug dosage calculations. It offers over 1,100 ratio and proportion problems, step-by-step format, and end-of-chapter practice tools. The Safe Medication Administration chapter helps prevent medication errors, and the Next Generation NCLEX®-style questions provide rationales for correct answers. The latest drug information and vocabulary definitions reflect current practice.

Format: Paperback / softback
Publication date: 01 October 2021
Publisher: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division

This comprehensive textbook is trusted by students and professionals alike for its realistic practice problems and unique proof step in the answer key, which helps to avoid medication errors. It promotes critical thinking, clinical judgment, and patient safety with respect to accurate drug dosages. The edition includes helpful worksheets, assessment tests, and Clinical Alerts that call attention to situations in actual practice that have resulted in drug errors, giving students extensive hands-on practice for the Next Generation NCLEX® and beyond. With more than 1,100 ratio and proportion problems, students can gain proficiency in this method of drug calculation. Each problem is presented in a step-by-step format, with a unique proof step in the answer key to ensure understanding. End-of-chapter practice tools include general worksheets, multiple-choice worksheets, critical thinking exercises, chapter finals, and a chapter answer key. The Safe Medication Administration chapter helps students prevent medication errors and understand drug labels, medication administration forms, and provider order forms. Clinical Alerts highlight potential and common drug calculation errors. Full-color drug labels and equipment illustrations provide a realistic representation of medication administration.

Additionally, the textbook includes Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN)-style questions in select chapters, with answer keys and rationales for correct answers. Coverage incorporates the 2020 Hospital National Patient Safety Goals of identifying patients correctly, using medications safely, and preventing infection. The latest drug information throughout reflects current practice, and vocabulary definitions feature the most current terms and advances in drug administration. This textbook is an essential resource for anyone studying pharmacy or medicine, providing them with the knowledge and skills they need to ensure patient safety and deliver effective healthcare.

Weight: 1132g
Dimension: 217 x 276 x 22 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780323809870
Edition number: 12 ed