Henke's Med Math. Dosage Calculation, Preparation, & Administration. International Edition

CHAPTER 1, Arithmetic Needed for Dosage

• Multiplying Whole Numbers
• Dividing Whole Numbers 
• Fractions
• Decimals 
• Percents xxx,
• Fractions, Ratio, and Proportion 
• Proficiency Test 1 Arithmetic 
• Answers to Self-Tests

CHAPTER 2, Metric and Household Systems of Measurement

•  , Metric System xxx,
•  , Household System xxx,
•  Liquid Measures 
•  Other Conversions 
•  Proficiency Test 1 Exercises in Equivalents and Mixed Conversions
•  Answers to Self-Tests 

CHAPTER 3, Drug Abbreviations, Labels, and Packaging 

•  Interpreting the Language of Prescriptions 
•  Time of Administration of Drugs 
•  Routes of Administration 
•  Metric and SI Abbreviations
•  Household Abbreviations 
•  Terms and Abbreviations for Drug Preparations 
•  Drug Labels 
•  Drug Packaging 
•  Equipment to Measure Doses 
•  Proficiency Test 1 Abbreviations/Military Time 
•  Proficiency Test 2 Reading Prescriptions/Interpreting Written Prescriptions 
•  Proficiency Test 3 Labels and Packaging
•  Answers to Self-Tests

CHAPTER 4, Calculation of Oral Medications—Solids and Liquids 

•  Oral Solids 
•  Converting Order and Supply to the Same Weight Measure 
•  Clearing Decimals 
•  Special Types of Oral Solid Orders 
•  Oral Liquids 
•  Special Types of Oral Liquid Orders
•  Oral Solid and Liquid Problems Without Written Calculations/“Common Sense” Calculations 
•  Proficiency Test 1 Calculation of Oral Doses 
•  Proficiency Test 2 Calculation of Oral Doses 
•  Proficiency Test 3 Calculation of Oral Doses 
•  Answers to Self-Tests 

CHAPTER 5, Liquids for Injection 

•  Syringes and Rounding 
•  Special Types of Problems in Injections From a Liquid 
•  Injections From Powders 
•  Distinctive Features of Injections From Powders
•  Where to Find Information About Reconstitution of Powders 
•  Insulin Injections 
•  Proficiency Test 1 Calculations of Liquid Injections 
•  Proficiency Test 2 Calculations of Liquid Injections and Injections From Powders 
•  Proficiency Test 3 Calculations of Liquid Injections 
•  Proficiency Test 4 Mental Drill in Liquids-for-Injection Problems
•  Answers to Self-Tests 

CHAPTER 6, Calculation of Basic IV Drip Rates

•  Types of IV Fluids 
•  Calculating Basic IV Drip Rates 
•  Adding Medications to IVs
•  Medications for Intermittent IV Administration 
•  Ambulatory Infusion Device 
•  Enteral Nutrition 
•  Proficiency Test 1 Basic IV Problems 
•  Answers to Self-Tests 

CHAPTER 7, Special Types of IV Calculations]

•  Amount of Drug in a Solution
•  Medications Ordered in units/hour or mg/hour
•  Medications Ordered in mcg/minute, mcg/kg/minute, or milliunits/minute—Calculation of Rate 
•  Body Surface Nomogram
•  Patient-Controlled Analgesia 
•  Heparin and Insulin Protocols 
•  Proficiency Test 1 Special IV Calculations 
•  Answers to Self-Tests 

CHAPTER 8, Dosage Problems for Infants and Children

•  Dosage Based on mg/kg 
•  Administering IV Medications 
•  General Guidelines for Continuous IV Medications 
•  Proficiency Test 1 Infants and Children Dosage Problems 
•  Answers to Self-Tests 

CHAPTER 9, Information Basic to Administering Drugs

•  Drug Knowledge 
•  Pharmacokinetics 
•  Legal Considerations 
•  Ethical Principles in Drug Administration
•  Knowledge Base
•  Proficiency Test 1 Basic Drug Information 
•  Answers to Self-Tests 

CHAPTER 10, Administration Procedures 

•  Three Checks and the Rights of Medication Administration
•  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 to Self-Tests 

Appendix A: Proficiency Test Answers 
Appendix B: Putting It Together Answers
Glossary 
Index 

Henke’s Med-Math: Dosage Calculation, Preparation, and Administration is a highly visual, hands on approach to learning dosage calculation and principals 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. Ninth Edition Features:

• Shows 4 dosage calculation methods side-by-side to be adaptable to instructor preference.
• New! Clinical Case Studies available on thePoint. These cases allow students to apply content to context.
• 70 + Calculations in Action animations providing students a visual demonstration of how problems are solved.
• Self-tests throughout each chapter insure that students master the necessary skills.
• Putting it Together case studies allow students to test their mastery in life-like scenarios.
• Proficiency tests at the end of each chapter allows students to test what they have learned.