Includes bibliographical references and index

Systems used for drug administration -- Conversion within the metric, apothecary, and household systems -- Interpretation of drug labels, drug orders, bar codes, MAR and eMAR, automation of medication dispensing administration, and abbreviations -- Prevention of medication errors -- Alternative methods for drug administration -- Methods of calculation -- Methods of calculation for individualized drug dosing -- Oral and enteral preparations with clinical applications -- Injectable preparations with clinical applications -- Insulin administration -- Intravenous preparations with clinical applications -- Pediatrics -- Critical care -- Pediatric critical care -- Labor and delivery -- Community

"Clinical Calculations: With Applications to General and Specialty Areas, 8th Edition covers all four major drug calculation methods -- ratio & proportion, formula, fractional equation, and dimensional analysis. It also includes practice problems not only for general care but also for specialty areas such as pediatrics and critical care. A new chapter covers insulin administration, and concise, illustrated information includes the latest medications, drug administration techniques, and devices. Written by a team of experts led by Joyce Kee, Clinical Calculations makes it easy to understand drug calculation and emphasizes patient safety above all else."--Publisher's website