dosage calulations books

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just wondering if anyone who has used dosage calculations help books could send some names my way(of the books)...thanks in advance..

i am going to order one or 2 and start grasping early...

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I wish I could be more helpful than the two cents I have to offer. I like the book that my school required just fine, but I really enjoy math and I've done a lot of that kind of math in my former career. I remember reading some other threads on this topic and as I was reading, I remember thinking that if I knew nothing about this type of math, I thought the other books that people were recommending sounded better because it sounded like they gave more detailed step-by-step than my text.

I think my book has a very reasonable amount of detail, but other books may be better. Once you have it narrowed down to two or three titles, you might want to have your local Barnes & Noble order them in so that you can LOOK at them and see which one makes the most sense to you. (I think their special order policy is still the same -- no obligation to buy all, or even any, of the books unless you find one you really like.)

My book is by Pickar & Abernathy and is called Dosage Calculations. The 9th edition just came out, so you can get the 8th edition (which is what my cohort is using this summer) for next to nothing used ($5-10 plus $4 shipping). I'll share a link to the Amazon page for this title, but there are many other sources for affordable texts than Amazon - Amazon.com: Dosage Calculations (9781418080471): Gloria D. Pickar, Amy P. Abernethy: Books

If you use the search box (in the top left corner of the All Nurses site, you should be able to find some more discussions on this topic). Here's a link to one such discussion from last summer:

https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-student/best-drug-calculations-603153.html

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amazon.com: clinical calculations made easy: solving problems using dimensional analysis (craig, clinical calculations made easy) (9780781763851): gloria p. craig: books

and the link i gave in another thread [color=#1122cc]dosagehelp.com - helping nursing students learn dosage

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Like @Esme12 said,Dosage Help is a great site to use. I go there to practice my calculations for adult/child and IV problems

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ihave the site bookmarked...i checked it out and it is a great site...love it!! also i just ordered the book"calculate with confidence"...i am going to master this math if it kills me....my husband is a whiz at math and has helped me thru algebra...he doesnt use the DA approach....actually he just skips steps and comes up with the answer in his head...must be nice!!....i have to tell him to slow down and please show me the steps...i will find the best way for me i am sure....going to MAKE SURE!! thanks everyone!!

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actually he just skips steps and comes up with the answer in his head...must be nice!!....i have to tell him to slow down and please show me the steps

After years of doing conversions in my old career, I often can skip steps and do it in my head, but for my calculation tests, I am required to show my work, so don't worry that you need him to show you all the steps. You might have instructors like mine who require you to show all the steps too :)

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