Format:
1 online resource (691 pages)
Edition:
2nd ed.
ISBN:
9780323292320
Content:
Written for pharmacy technicians, and addressing the competencies developed by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), Math Calculations for Pharmacy Technicians, 2nd Edition helps you learn to calculate drug dosages safely and accurately. A practical worktext format covers everything from basic math skills to reading and interpreting labels and physicians' orders, introducing key calculation and conversion concepts and then providing hundreds of problems so you can practice and master the material. Other vital topics include conversions between the various measurement systems, reconstituting liquid medications, and calculating medications based on a patient's age or body weight. Written by experienced pharmacist Robert Fulcher and educator Eugenia Fulcher, Math Calculations for Pharmacy Technicians helps you learn calculation skills and develop the competencies needed by pharmacy technicians. Learning objectives and definitions of key words begin each chapter. Pretests in each chapter allow readers to assess their current knowledge of specific topics. Step-by-step examples make it easy to learn and remember how to do equations and use formulas. Hundreds of practice problems provide practice with calculations, conversions, and measurements. Actual drug labels accompany examples and problems, for real-world experience with the information you will see in pharmacy practice. Business Math for Pharmacy Technicians chapter introduces the calculations needed in retail pharmacy settings. Body system icons appear next to medication names to help you associate different drugs with their respective disorders and body systems. Points to Remember boxes make it easy to learn and remember key information. Review of Rules sections in each chapter summarize the rules and methods for performing equations. Chapter reviews provide a quick summary
Content:
Front cover -- Inside front cover -- Half title page -- Evolve page -- Math Calculations for Pharmacy Technicians -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Contributors and Reviewers -- Preface -- Organization of Material -- Chapter Features -- Ancillaries -- Instructor Ancillaries Available on Evolve -- Student Ancillaries Available on Evolve -- Special Note -- Acknowledgements -- Table of Contents -- Section I Introduction and Basic Math Skills -- Chapter 1 Assessment of Mathematical Calculation Skills Needed for Pharmacy Technicians -- Objectives -- Key Words -- The Need for a Pharmacy Technician to Have Mathematical Skills -- Interpreting the Abbreviations Used in Medical Language -- Routes of Administration -- Frequency of Administration -- Forms of Administration -- Measurements of Medication -- General Abbreviations -- What Are Your Basic Math Skills? -- Self-Test of Proficiency in Basic Math Skills -- Directions -- Basic Math Skills Proficiency Self-Test -- Chapter 2 Review of Basic Mathematical Skills -- Objectives -- Key Words -- Introduction -- Whole Numbers -- What Is a Whole Number? -- Adding and Subtracting Whole Numbers -- Multiplying Whole Numbers -- Dividing Whole Numbers -- Fractions -- What Is a Fraction? -- Reducing Fractions to the Lowest Term -- Adding and Subtracting Fractions -- Finding Common Denominators -- Multiplying Fractions -- Dividing Fractions -- Decimals -- What Is a Decimal? -- Comparing Decimals -- Rounding Decimals -- Adding and Subtracting Decimals -- Multiplying Decimals -- Dividing Decimals -- Percentages -- Converting a Decimal to a Percentage -- Converting Percentage to a Decimal -- Converting a Fractional Percentage to a Decimal -- Converting a Fraction to a Percentage -- Converting a Percentage to a Fraction -- Ratios -- Expressing Numbers as Ratios -- Expressing Ratios as Proportions -- Quantities.
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Additional Edition:
9781437723663
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe 9781437723663
Language:
English
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