Anna M. Curren - Dimensional Analysis for Meds: Refocusing on Essential Metric Calculations: Refocusing on Essential Metric Calculations

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Curren, Anna M., author.

Title: Dimensional analysis for meds : refocusing on essential metric calculations / Anna M. Curren.

Description: Sixth edition. | Burlington, Massachusetts : Jones & Bartlett Learning, [2023] | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2021043599 | ISBN 9781284248623 (paperback)

Subjects: MESH: Drug Dosage Calculations | Nurses Instruction

Classification: LCC RS57 | NLM QV 748 | DDC 615.1/401513--dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021043599

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This edition is dedicated to nurses globally, whose courage and expertise is critical in the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dimensional Analysis for Meds: Refocusing on Essential Metric Calculations, Sixth Edition has been carefully written and thoroughly tested to allow all dosage content and considerations to proceed from simple to complex. This text takes an interactive approach and addresses different learning styles, thereby ensuring that all students can successfully master all basic dosage calculations. The following pedagogical aids help to reinforce key concepts and appear in most chapters.

Each chapter opens with a list of Objectives, which provides instructors and students with a summary of the content and concepts to be presented in the chapter. These objectives serve as a checklist to help guide students and focus their study.

Key Points reinforce safety considerations related to dimensional analysis (DA) and the administration of prescription medications. Each Key Point is easily identified by a key icon.

Examples provide real-world scenarios related to solving calculations in a clinical setting.

Problems allow students to demonstrate their knowledge of key concepts presented throughout the text. Answers are provided after each problem set so they can check their work.

Summary Self-Tests allow students to test their comprehension of key concepts at the end of each chapter. Answers are provided at the end of each self-test set so they can check their work.

A preface is an introduction written by an author to explain her or his texts content. I welcome the opportunity to do this for the sixth edition of