With an engaging, step-by-step approach to solving problems, this best-selling text is your key to mastering dosage calculation and the principles of drug administration. This updated edition contains numerous clinical examples, dosage problems, and proficiency tests in every chapter to help you build your knowledge and improve the skills you need for successful nursing practice. -- From publisher's description.

Includes index.

Arithmetic needed for dosage --Metric and household systems of measurement -- Drug abbreviations, labels, and packaging -- Calculation of oral medications - solids and liquids -- Liquids for injection -- Calculation of basic IV drip rates -- Special types of IV calculations -- Dosage problems for infants and children -- Information basic to administering drugs -- Administration procedures.