Brown and Mulholland’s Drug Calculations 11E: Process and Problems for Clinical Practice

• UPDATED! Safe Medication Administration chapter helps you prevent medication errors and understand drug labels, medication administration forms, and physician’s order forms
• UPDATED! Full-color drug labels and equipment illustrations provide a realistic representation of medication administration
• UPDATED! Detailed coverage of the ratio and proportion method provides a logical, accurate, and consistent method of drug calculation.
• Over 1,100 practice problems in ratio and proportion offer the extensive practice needed to become proficient in drug calculations.
• Step-by-step format for each problem includes a unique Proof step in the answer key to ensure that you understand the solution.
• Patient Safety chapter helps you prevent medication errors and understand drug labels, medication administration forms.
• General Worksheets follow each chapter section for additional practice and application of drug calculations.
• Multiple-choice Worksheets within each chapter help you to prepare for the NCLEX® examination.
• Critical thinking exercises aid you in applying analytical skills and drug calculations to clinical practice.
• Clinical Alerts highlight potential and common drug calculation errors.

1. General Mathematics

2. Ratio & Proportion

3. Safe Medication Administration

4. Medication Measurements and Oral Dose Calculations

5. Injectable Medication Calculations

6. Reconstitution of Medications from Powders and Crystals: Oral and Intramuscular

7. Basic Intravenous Therapy Calculations

8. Advanced Intravenous Calculations

9. Insulin Administration and Type 2 Diabetes Medications

10. Parenteral Nutrition

11. Anticoagulants

12. Children’s Dosages

Multiple Choice Final

Comprehensive Final

Appendices:

ISMP List of High Alert Medications in Acute Care Settings

ISMP’s List of Error Prone Abbreviations, Symbols and Dose Designations

Sample Medication Administration Errors with Potential Clinical

Index