Welcome to the second edition of our dosage calculations book!Are you a nursing student, or nurse, who wants to learn a few simple methods of solving dosagecalculations without a bunch of formulas?Would you like to raise your hand in your dosage calculation class, after the instructor explains acomplicated formula, and ask to approach the white board to show the class a much simpler method?Do you want to go on your clinicals knowing that you have a solid foundation in dosage calculations?Do you want to walk into your Nursing Calculations Class on the first day knowing that you can ace allthe tests before the course begins?If you answered yes to any of these questions, this book is for you!The book is divided into seven units containing thirty-five chapters.Unit 1: Essential Skills:You can’t learn to drive a car if you don’t understand the function of the steering wheel. The same applies to the following subjects when learning dosage calculations.The Metric SystemApothecary/Avoirdupois/Household SystemsRatiosDimensional Analysis (DA) and Ratio Proportion (RP)Rounding NumbersMilitary TimeUnit 2: Auxiliary Subjects:Roman NumeralsScientific NotationUnit 3: Unit ConversionsUnit 3 covers converting between and within the various systems of measurement using dimensional analysis and ratio proportion.Unit conversions Within the Metric SystemUnit Conversions Within the Household SystemUnit Conversions Between Metric, Household and Apothecary SystemsUnit Conversions Involving Pounds and OuncesUnit Conversions Involving Hours and MinutesUnit 4: Dosage CalculationsUnit 4 builds on the knowledge gained in the previous units and covers dosage calculations, starting with the terminology and set up of problems, then progressing from easy, one-step, problems through multi-step problems.Dosage Calculations-The BasicsDosage Calculations Levels 1-3Body Surface Area Dosing CalculationsPediatric Dosage CalculationsPediatric Maintenance Fluid Replacement CalculationsUnit 5: IV Flow Rate CalculationsUnit 5 starts with the basic terminology and set up of IV flow rate problems, then moves on to:Simple and Advanced ProblemsIV Flow Rate Adjustment CalculationsHeparin Infusion and Adjustment CalculationsUnit 6: Percent and Ratio Strength CalculationsPercent,Percent StrengthPercent ChangeRatio StrengthUnit 7: Miscellaneous SubjectsReconstitution CalculationsConcentrations and DilutionsMilliequivalent CalculationsDosage Calculations PuzzlesSelf-Assessment ExamThe book contains over 600 high quality practice problems with answers. We look forward to your feedback! Chase Hassen and Brad Wojcik Read more

Get Ready for the PTCB Exam with Confidence: Score Top Marks on Your First Attempt!Are you preparing for the PTCB exam with the goal of achieving the highest score, standing out, and securing your path to a successful pharmacy technician career?EvoLit Publishing presents the definitive ALL-IN-ONE PTCB Exam Prep, a guide that has empowered countless aspiring pharmacy technicians to seize top opportunities in the pharmacy field.🎯 Secure Your Success on the First Attempt!With our comprehensive guide, you will gain access to:📚 Extensive Content Mastery: Dive deep into all exam domains, including pharmacology, pharmacy law and ethics, and medication safety, for thorough preparation.🧠 790 Practice Questions: Engage with a broad array of questions, each with detailed explanations to solidify your understanding and enhance learning.📝 5 Full-Length Practice Tests: Experience the intensity of the actual exam environment to boost your confidence and hone your test-taking skills.✅ Detailed Answer Explanations: Go beyond memorizing to understand the reasoning behind each answer, helping you correct misconceptions and deepen your knowledge.🏷️ 380 Printable Flashcards: Improve Cognitive Development, increase self-confidence, develop good and effective communication, and enhance creativity.🔍 Diagnostic Test: Identify your strengths and areas for improvement with our comprehensive diagnostic tools.💊 Top 200 Drugs Guide: Master essential pharmacology details critical for exam success.📈 Proven Study Techniques: Adopt effective strategies to optimize your study sessions and excel on exam day.📘 Key Concept Insights: Get a competitive edge by exploring detailed analyses of crucial topics and current trends.🌟 Advanced Stress Relief Methods: Implement expert strategies to maintain composure and achieve peak performance during your exam.Choose EvoLit Publishing’s PTCB Exam Prep for a guaranteed route to success in the dynamic field of pharmacy.🚀 Embark on your path to becoming a certified pharmacy technician today— order your copy now! Read more

If You Are Looking For A 2,000+ Page Pharm Book - This Isn't ItWritten by CCRN and Pharmacist who is also a practicing CRNA, this book cuts the clutter and only gives you the MUST know. Not the "nice to know" . . . just the must know. Hi-lighting the most common 140 prescribed medications in alphabetical order (for quick reference) this is the book you take with you to clinical or keep in your bag for quick study. Do you ever feel like learning Pharmacology is kinda like learning another language?You're not alone . . . In fact, I felt the same way in nursing school. Don't get me wrong, I loved Pharm. But, trying to keep thousands of medications, contraindications, and assessment information straight in my mind was, well . . . impossible. That's when I realized something. I didn't need to know EVERY medication. I needed to focus on the most important ones and really understand them well.So, I developed a list of the most commonly tested and prescribed medications. Then I pulled out the critical points to know about those meds. After working years in the ICU and precepting students all over the world . . . this is still my go-to list of medications. Pharmacology makes up 15% of the NCLEX® test plan. For many nurses medications and pharmacology can be a difficult subject. But not anymore! If you are ready to finally take your NCLEX® Pharmacology studies to the next level . . . this is the perfect book for you! With hundreds of pages of the most vital facts about the most tested medications this ebook for nursing students is a must have.In this book you will learn1. How to have confidence when distributing medications2. Nursing considerations for 140 of the most common medications3. How to differentiate between difficult medications4. How to be confident in pharmacology courses5. Learn how to ace nursing pharmacologyThis book essentially takes the guess work out of your studies and allows you to focus your valuable time on learning exactly what you NEED to know. Details nursing considerations in flash card format.The most important medications to learn.Obscure testable facts and nursing considerations for 140 medications. Detailed outlines of some of the most common classes of meds.Scroll up to buy!NCLEX, NCLEX-RN, and NCLEX-PN are registered trademarks of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. They hold no affiliation with this book or related products. Read more

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The Pediatric Prescriber's Handbook: Guided Dosing to Improve the Safety and Accuracy of Prescribing Medication to Children. A must-have pocket reference when prescribing medication to children. The Pediatric Prescriber's Handbook is a uniquely designed reference for the pediatric prescriber. Only the essential information needed at the point of prescribing is provided in a clear and concise framework. Essential pediatric safety considerations have been carefully integrated into the text to avoid common dosing errors seen in prescribing. Contains over 200 pediatric medications with guided dosing regimens for the most commonly prescribed indications. This essential pocket reference is for the pediatric physician, physician in training, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, pediatric nurse, and pharmacist. Use this handbook to improve the safety and accuracy of drug dosing in children. This pocket handbook was developed to provide the pediatric prescriber with a clear and concise dosing reference at the point of prescribing. It is not intended to aid in drug selection, provide drug-drug interactions, or pharmacokinetic information; other, more appropriate, resources should be consulted for such purposes. The content is specifically focused on guided dosing for the most common indications, for the most commonly used medications in pediatrics. Often technology and medical equipment are not configured to address the unique dosing, dilutions, standard concentrations, and infusion rates for pediatric patients. These investments in procedures and protocols to support clinical decision making are usually limited to Children's hospitals. But, the reality is that most children will be seen in facilities focused on the care of adult patients. They don't have the comprehensive safety measures and infrastructure to prevent common dosing errors or onsite staff pediatric pharmacists to review every order. The Pediatric Prescriber's Handbook provides guided dosing to aid in the challenge of the unique issues associated with pediatric medication dosing. Unlike adult medicine that primarily uses fixed dosing, most pediatric medications are weight-based, and require manipulation/dilution of commercially available products intended for use in adult patients. Guided dosing utilizes weight-based dosing, i.e. "mg/kg/dose" in the framework of initial dosing, recommended titration intervals, as well as maximum and maintenance doses. It provides references for the prescriber to not exceed the "Adult initial dose" or "Adult Max dose". Pediatric dosages (mg/kg/dose), should not exceed adult dosages (mg/dose). Having these "visual" reference points, will serve as a double check and aid in avoiding 10-fold calculation errors. Guided dosing to reduce prescribing errors: (Safety features) Dosing varies by indication: * The most common pediatric indications are listed for each medication as dosed by expert opinion, practice and as reported in the literature. * Often smaller children will require higher weight-based dosing than larger pediatric, and adolescent patients. References often have confusing dosing regimens: * Vague weight-based "mg/kg" dosing. Adult dosing as a reference point for pediatric dosing: * Pediatric dosages (mg/kg/dose), should not exceed adult dosages (mg/dose). * Adult "initial dose" and Adult "Max dose" are inserted as reference points. Clarity in dosing information. Pediatric specific products (medication strength/concentration) and Standard infusion concentrations. Use this pocket guide to improve the safety and accuracy of drug dosing in children. The Pediatric Prescriber's Handbook is like having a Pediatric Pharmacist in your pocket. Guided dosing recommendations for initial, titration increments, and Max doses are all advised of within. The handbook aims to bring precision and quick access to a pediatric prescriber, while providing the essential information. Read more

Do you want to Dive into the fascinating world of pathophysiology? If so, Mastering Pathophysiology, it is surely something for you!D. Beck will help you step by step to explore and understand basic disease processes, treatment options, and more, providing you with the insight to understand how common diseases occur in the human body.In Mastering Pathophysiology: Fundamentals of Disease and Treatment, The Essential Guide to Treating the Most Common Illnesses and Conditions, you will discover:Explain The Importance Of Studying Pathophysiology.Key Concepts And Terminologies.What Is An Example Of Pathophysiology?Who Is A Pathophysiologist?Role Of Pathophysiology In Disease Development.Understanding The Basis Of Diseases.Analyze The Role Of Pathophysiology In Healthcare.How It Helps Diagnose And Treat Diseases.The Role Of Inflammation In The Pathophysiology Of Autoimmune Diseases.Pathophysiology In The Diagnosis Of Cancer.Investigating The Pathophysiological Basis For Depression And Anxiety Disorders.Pathophysiological Mechanisms Underlying The Progression Of Chronic Kidney Disease.Grab your copy of Mastering Pathophysiology today, and start learning the basics of how diseases develop and progress in the human bodyScroll to the top of the page and click the "BUY NOW" button! Read more

The #1 Drug Guide for nurses and clinicians . . . always dependable, always up to-date!Now in its 45th Edition, Nursing2025-2026 Drug Handbook delivers the most current nursing focused information on more than 3,600 generic, brand-name, and combination drugs in an easy-to-use A-Z format.Features→ NEW! Includes 24 brand-new FDA-approved drugs—tabbed and conveniently grouped in a handy “NEW DRUGS” section for easy retrieval→ NEW! Thousands of clinical updates—new dosages and indications, FDA boxed warnings, genetic-related information, adversereactions, interactions, nursing considerations, clinical alerts, and patient teaching information→ Special focus on U.S. and Canadian drug safety issues and concerns→ Plus FREE access to these additional resources available on Lippincott NursingCenter® at https://www.nursingcenter.com:Monthly FDA updates and newsNewly approved drugsNew indications and dosagesDrug warningsDrug news abstractsMedication safety informationTypes of medication errors, including causes and common errorsPreventing and reducing medication errorsReporting medication errorsReal-life stories of medication errors Read more

This review manual prepares students to successfully pass the ANCC Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner board certification examination. It encompasses all of the essential knowledge required, uses a succinct outline format that highlights critical detail, and systematically follows the test blueprint so that those taking the exam will be optimally prepared.The Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certification Review Manual begins with an overview of the certification examination, self-care, and test tips; the role of the psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner, scope of practice, and regulations; and the theoretical foundations of care. Other topics examined include the neuroanatomy and physiology of mental illness; psychopharmacology; and physical assessment, diagnostic tests, and differential diagnosis. A wide range of psychiatric disorders, as organized in the DSM-5, are also reviewed. Each of the chapters include learning objectives and end-of-chapter review questions. The review manual concludes with a 150-question practice test.KEY FEATURESReflects the latest ANCC test blueprintIncludes test-taking strategies and tips for preparing for the big day; scope of practice; and theoretical foundations of careCovers a wide range of psychiatric disorders, as organized in the DSM-5Includes end-of-chapter review questions and rationales PLUS a valuable 150-question practice test with rationales—more than 400 questions in total Read more

Finding time to study for NAPLEX, USMLE STEP-1, PANCE, or NCLEX pharmacology is hard. Many students come home exhausted without the energy to open a book much less read it. This book provides 350 brand and generic names with classifications to supplement Memorizing Pharmacology: A Relaxed Approach as a comprehensive list you can listen to in the pockets of time between classes, clinicals, and your commute. Whether you're a pre-nursing, pre-pharmacy, pre-med student or active pharmacy, medical, or nursing student, you'll find the pharmacology mnemonics will help you remember the material longer. Read more

Karch’s Focus on Nursing Pharmacology, 9th Edition, makes challenging concepts approachable to help students establish a foundation for effective drug therapy throughout their nursing careers. Concise, clearly written, and streamlined for today’s busy students, this trusted text builds on students’ knowledge of physiology, chemistry, and nursing fundamentals to help them conceptualize need-to-know information. The thoroughly updated 9th Edition emphasizes content essential to students’ success on the NCLEX® and cultivates students’ clinical judgment to ensure a smooth, confident transition to nursing practice.  Read more

Studying DRUGS can be gruesome. Students studying medicine, pharmacology or pharmacy, nursing, more often than not, get overwhelmed by so much information given to them to study all at once. A lot of them give up due to information overload or anxiety that comes with seeing all the thick textbooks and materials that need to be covered, studied, understood and tested on. I know, I get it! I was in pharmacy school then, MBA school years ago and my professors didn't make it easy on us, for us. We didn't have this technology then that we have now. We only had textbooks and the library. No ebooks, mobile apps, nor internet. I finished and have diplomas on both but, I wouldn't lie, it wasn't easy at all! I was overwhelmed like you. I had panic attacks like you do. I had test anxiety like every other student in this planet has. This is exactly why I wrote this book for you. I don't want you to go through all that pain and suffering I went through trying to become a medical professional, or just simply passing my classes. Remembering DRUGS shouldn't be that difficult. I know some of you wouldn't believe me but, you have to TRUST me on this (I did almost a decade of schooling after high school and I have been teaching millennials, I mean, adult learners, the last 11 years). You have to give me some credit. I often say, "Funny sticks in the mind." If you can associate a drug with something funny, be it in another language you know of, it sticks in the brain. Also, grouping them by use or the organ/s they affect is the key to remembering them. But hey, wait! It doesn't end there. If you know the "secret codes" and you can identify them on the "not-so-easy-to-remember" generic names, you are golden! You are going to pass any test on drug names and their use or class. Disclaimer: These "secret codes" apply to generic names only. The United States Food and Drug Administration came up with a list of Most Commonly Used Generic Drug Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes. I give this list to all my students, as soon as they start a Pharmacology class with me, to help them remember drugs easily. But every time, I quiz them on it during a lecture, I get a blank stare -- as if I was talking gibberish or in some other language no one understands. Until, students told me that the list was no good since "the list doesn't talk to them" like I do and they do not know how to pronounce half the drugs on the list. Oh yeah, I hear you say that, too, "Yeah, it's a nice and handy list but, I do not know how to say or pronounce more than half of these drugs, if not all." You do not have to worry, I have made a compilation of my audio lectures from my live classes to go with this ebook so, MEMORIZING DRUGS CAN REALLY BE THIS RIDICULOUSLY EASY and the link is inside the book. Repetition is key to remembering anything. And by you carrying me, I mean, carrying this ebook with you everywhere you go, you can pull it out anytime, anywhere, for a quick study or review that's why, it's called a CHEAT SHEET! I will be with you everywhere you go, I promise. -Prof. Lohner Read more

Choose the drug handbook trusted by nurses for over 35 years! Mosby's 2025 Nursing Drug Reference makes it easy to find the most vital information on the drugs you administer most frequently. More than 5,000 drugs are profiled — including more than 50 new entries for drugs recently approved by the FDA. And no other drug guide places a higher emphasis on patient safety, with Black Box Warnings for dangerous adverse reactions, High Alerts for drugs with the greatest risk, and a focus on both common and life-threatening side effects. From nursing pharmacology expert Linda Skidmore-Roth, this perennial bestseller proves there is a difference in drug guides.NEW! Drug monographs for more than 50 newly released, FDA-approved medications equip you with the latest drug information including generic names, trade names, pronunciations, do-not-confuse drugs, action, uses, contraindications, precautions, dosages and routes, side effects, pharmacokinetics, interactions (including drug/herb, drug/food and drug/lab test), nursing considerations, treatment of overdose, patient/family teaching, and more.NEW! Several online-only drug monographs are added to the companion Evolve website, creating an overall total of more than 100 Evolve-only drug monographs for lesser-used medications.NEW! Combinations heading for selected monographs highlight common combinations.More than 5,000 generic and trade-name drugs are profiled, covering almost every drug you will administer in practice or in clinicals.Alphabetical organization by generic name provides quick and easy access to specific drugs, with both trade and generic names listed in the index.Bolded coverage of IV drug administration highlights dosage and IV administration instructions, including safety considerations and Y-site, syringe, and additive compatibilities.Nursing Process steps are used as the framework for organizing all nursing care information.Complete pharmacokinetic information is summarized in a table and includes the mechanism and absorption of the drug as well as its action, duration, and excretion.Side effects information is organized by body system and identified as common or life threatening, showing signs to watch for during assessments.High Alert headers highlight drugs that pose the greatest risk if administered improperly.Black Box Warnings provide alerts to FDA warnings of dangerous or life-threatening drug reactions.Overview of drug categories explains the safe administration of common classes of drugs, as well as their common side effects and interactions.Flexible, water-resistant cover provides durability in the clinical setting. Read more

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Pathophysiology: A Practical Approach, Fifth Edition provides an innovative, practice-ready, approach to foundational pathophysiology for pre-licensure nursing students. The text is organized by body system and is presented in an easy-to-read format with vibrant graphics and practice tools. Dr. Story takes a student-focused approach to the challenging subject. She organized the content into topical chapters that walk students through their base knowledge of A&P, what can go wrong with the human body, how to identify it, and what to do about it. This st-udent-friendly approach empowers readers to take a more active role in learning pathophysiology. Students and faculty praise Pathophysiology: A Practical Approach for its innovative presentation, helpful Next Generation NCLEX-style questions, approachable reading style, dynamic images, and coverage of current research. Read more

Now in its eighth edition, this highly acclaimed, newly revised and expanded text continues to deliver innovative practice guidelines for evidence-based complementary and alternative therapies that can easily be incorporated into curriculum and applied directly to practice. The book describes holistic treatments that are culturally appropriate for clients across the life span and NCLEX®-relevant content appropriate for preparation of advanced practice nurses.The eighth edition reflects an expanding interest in these therapies worldwide and features numerous sidebars by international contributors who provide a global perspective that builds readers’ understanding of the cultural derivations and uses of complementary therapies. The new edition also highlights digital and technical advances, provides key updates to foundations for practice, and describes cutting-edge research. Included is a description of the evolution and establishment of the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) and its current national agenda. Updated legal information regarding regulation and credentialing, enlarged safety and precaution content, and the inclusion of a broad range of therapies add to the utility of this new edition.The only book about complementary and alternative therapies written specifically for nurses that focuses on essential evidence for practice, the text uses a consistent format to present a definition and description of each therapy, a summary of how it evolved, and a rationale for its use. The scientific basis and research evidence for use of each therapy in a variety of specific patient populations is emphasized. Sidebars in each chapter describe the use of various therapies in different settings worldwide. All chapters provide practical guidelines for using the therapies to promote health and comfort while increasing patients’ well-being and satisfaction with care.New to the Eighth Edition:Updated research-based content, including new cutting-edge referencesExpanded content about technology and digital resourcesNew Foreword and endorsements by prominent scholarsDescribes key steps in evolution of the NCCIH and its current national agendaHighlights indigenous culturally based therapiesNew chapter: “Systems of Care: Sowa Rigpa—The Tibetan Knowledge of Healing”New chapter: “Independent Personal Use of Complementary Therapies”New chapter: “Afterword: Creating a Preferred Future—Editors’ Reflections”Updated information on legal concerns, regulation, and credentialingEnlarged safety and precaution contentHelpful tips for selecting practitionersUse of therapies for nurses’ and patients’ self-careStrategies for initiating institution-wide therapies and programsKey Features:Delivers comprehensive and current guidelines for therapy useWritten by highly respected nurse expertsEmploys a consistent format for ease of useDescribes instructional techniques and safety precautions for each therapyProvides a strong international focus Read more

Pathophysiology: A Practical Approach, Fourth Edition focuses on teaches nursing students how normal versus abnormal physiological alterations can present in patients to identify disease or injury progression. Read more

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NEW! Next Generation NCLEX® practice problems and case studies progress from simple to complex concepts and are included in chapters throughout the text.NEW! Coverage of heparin drip calculation describes how to calculate and administer an IV weight-based heparin bolus from the IV heparin. NEW! Added IV coverage is included in the IV Flow Rates and IV Flow Rates for Dosages Measured in Units chapters.NEW! Updated drug information and medication labels are added to this edition. Read more

Master nursing pharmacology with this practical study guide that incorporates the latest NCLEX® item types! Corresponding to the chapters in Lehne's Pharmacology for Nursing Care, 12th Edition, this comprehensive workbook provides a thorough review of the most important textbook content. Clinical judgment and study questions help you apply your drug knowledge to nursing care, prioritize tasks, and develop clinical decision-making skills; patient teaching scenarios help you learn effective patient education. With a Case Study for the Next-Generation NCLEX® Exam (NGN) in each unit, this study guide provides an excellent review for the NGN and for safe clinical practice.Reinforcement of key textbook content equips you for success on the Next-Generation NCLEX® Exam (NGN) and for patient safety in clinical practice.NCLEX® Examination–style questions in each chapter include multiple-choice, multiple-select, and alternate-item formats, preparing you for success on the NGN and for safe clinical practice.Dosage Calculation questions in every clinical chapter provide important practice in applying drug information and providing medication safety.Focus on implications of drugs and drug classes on patient care includes activities and questions that are designed for you to answer "How do the drugs work in the body?" and "How do these drug actions impact patient care?"Answer key with rationales is included in the back of the book for immediate feedback and remediation.NEW! Updated content ensures that information is consistent with the Lehne's Pharmacology for Nursing Care, 12th Edition textbook, and reflects the latest FDA drug approvals, withdrawals, and therapeutic uses.NEW! A standalone case study for the Next-Generation NCLEX® (NGN) is included in every unit. Read more

Davis’s Drug Guide for Nurses®, Nineteenth Edition delivers everything you need to administer medications safely across the lifespan—well-organized monographs encompassing hundreds of generic drugs and thousands of trade names.Its nursing-focused ‘Cure & Care’ approach makes it the ideal resource for both student and practicing nurses by delivering exactly what they need to know to provide the very best care for their patients. ‘Cure’ explains what the drug does, while ‘Care’ describes what the nurse does and how the nursing process relates to the pharmacotherapeutics. Read more