Dosage Calculations for Medical Careers 0-02-802189-4 © 2002 400 pages Product Description Features Table of Contents Ancillaries Request a Sample

• Because students have individual learning styles, the text provides several approaches to calculate dosages, including ratio proportions, fraction proportions, the formula method, and dimensional analysis.
• ERROR ALERT! features bring attention to common mistakes that are often made when calculating dosages and how to avoid them.
• PATIENT EDUCATION boxes encourage students to understand what information to communicate to patients and how to communicate it clearly and professionally.
• Over 200 FULL-COLOR DRUG LABELS AND PACKAGE INSERTS familiarize students with standard label information.
• CRITICAL THINKING ON THE JOB features provide examples of common problems students may encounter and encourage them to think before they act.
• REVIEW AND PRACTICE sections check students’ understanding before they proceed with the remainder of the chapter.
• RULES AND EXAMPLES state important formulas and facts followed by examples to illustrate the rules.
• CHAPTER REVIEWS apply and reinforce skills learned in the chapter. The reviews include CHECK UP questions, CRITICAL THINKING questions, CASE STUDIES, and INTERNET ACTIVITIES.
• Student CD-ROM includes text content, critical thinking exercises, tests, Internet research activities, tables and figures from text, and games. Responses can be saved and printed.
• PRETEST determines which mathematical concepts may need to be reviewed before using the text. A COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION at the end of the text tests dosage calculations skills taught in the text.

Instructor Resource Manual with PowerPoint Presentations and ExamView Pro Test Generator CD-ROM provides detailed solutions to all exercises and test questions. It also includes additional exercises and solutions for each chapter and a set of 28 overhead transparency masters for classroom use. The Instructor PowerPoint Presentation provides a detailed lecture outline for each chapter. The ExamView Pro Test Generator provides multiple-choice quizzes and true-false questions for each chapter.