Dimensional Analysis for Meds: Refocusing on Essential Metric Calculations, Fifth Edition

By Anna M. Curren, the leading calculations author, whose texts have educated over a million nursing students to date, Dimensional Analysis for Meds: Refocusing on Essential Metric Calculations, Fifth Edition is a must-have resource for any nursing student. This text focuses on dimensional analysis, the simplest and most accurate dosage calculation method in use, and is an essential resource for realistic scenarios and examples for students to learn from.

The overarching focus of the Fifth Edition is on the metric system, as 98% of all clinical calculations require use of this system. It is crucial that students have a firm understanding of this concept and can perform metric system calculations before they move into clinical practice. The text has been completely updated to feature the most relevant and real-world content as well as to reflect the way it really is in dosage calculations.

The author also emphasizes the importance of knowing what to do in the event of a calculation error in case one occurs in practice. Key Features include:

• Multiple step calculations are reduced to a single equation to eliminate confusion.
• Focuses exclusively on dimensional analysis, rather than trying to cover all three methods.
• Unnecessary and outdated content has been eliminated.
• Content is organized from simple to complex concepts.

Navigate 2 Premier Access online course is also available for further learning and practice. This text is a valuable resource for nursing students and professionals alike, providing practical and accurate information on dosage calculations and the metric system.