Clinical Dosage Calculations - 4th Edition

Clinical Dosage Calculations 4e by Brotto and Rafferty is a practical, portable reference for nursing students. This text covers the basic mathematics and essential knowledge and skills to undertake the safe and accurate calculation of medication administration.

Clinical Dosage Calculations is designed to help you master numeracy; you will learn about different types calculations and have many opportunities to practise, from basic arithmetic to more specialised calculations. It helps you deal with this vital part of clinical practice by using real life cases, worked examples, and actual drug charts and medication labels, providing you with context for the challenging task of calculating the correct dose to administer to patients.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Fundamental Skills 

1. Basic Mathematics
2. Units of measurement 
3. Medication charts
4. Using quality and risk management principles
5. General dosage calculations
6. Infusion calculations

Part 2 Skills deepening

1. Paediatric calculations 
2. Midwifery calculations 
3. Critical Care and high dependency dosage calculations 
4. Other specialist areas: Aged Care, mental health, oncology 

Part 3 Skills practice Practice questions Answers