Brown and Mulholland's drug calculations : ratio and proportion problems for clinical practice / Ann B. Tritak-Elmiger, EdD, RN, NAP, Professor Emeritus, Former Associate Dean, Department of Graduate Nursing, School of Nursing, Felician University, Lodi, New Jersey, EdD, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, MA, Nursing Education, New York University, New York, New York, BSN, William Paterson College, Wayne, New Jersey, Margaret A. Farrell Daingerfield, EdD, RN, CNE, Professor Emeritus, Former Associate Dean, Department of Graduate Nursing, School of Nursing, Felician University, Lodi, New Jersey, EdD, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, MA, Nursing Education, New York University, New York, New York, BSN, Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey.

Includes index.

General mathematics -- Ratio and proportion -- Safe medication administration -- Medication measurements and oral dose calculations -- Injectable medication calculations -- Reconstitution of medications from powders and crystals: oral and intramuscular -- Basic intravenous therapy calculations -- Advanced intravenous calculations -- Insulin administration and type 2 diabetes medications -- Parenteral nutrition -- Anticoagulants -- Pediatric dosages -- Appendix A: ISMP list of high-alert medications in acute care settings -- Appendix B: ISMP list of error-prone abbreviations, symbols, and dose designations -- Appendix C: Sample medication administration errors with potential clinical outcomes -- Appendix D: 5-minute verbal communication from nurses to subsequent caregivers.