Introduction 1 Part 1: Getting Up to Speed: Reviewing Math Basics 5 Chapter 1: Brushing Up on Your Math Skills and Entering the Healthcare Field 7 Chapter 2: Using Numbers and Arithmetic 19 Chapter 3: Getting Familiar with Fractions 35 Chapter 4: Getting Familiar with Systems of Measurement and Unit Conversions 51 Part 2: Minding Your Meds: Administration and Calculation Methods 71 Chapter 5: The Prescription: Just What the Doctor Ordered. 73 Chapter 6: Medication Labels and Patient Safety 95 Chapter 7: Proper Medical Documentation and Dispensation 113 Chapter 8: Mastering Calculation Methods for Dosing Meds 125 Part 3: Calculations for Different Routes of Administration 143 Chapter 9: Oral Calculations: Tablets, Capsules, and Liquids 145 Chapter 10: Parenteral Injections and Calculations 167 Chapter 11: The IV League: Intravenous Dosing and Calculations 183 Chapter 12: Working with Reconstituted Solutions: It's Like Magic 205 Part 4: Dosing in Special Situations 217 Chapter 13: Insulin: Call It a Miracle Drug 219 Chapter 14: Dosing for Two: The Pregnant Patient 235 Chapter 15: Kid Stuff: Pediatric Calculations 251 Chapter 16: Adjusting Dosages for People in Special Situations 273 Chapter 17: Critical Care Dosing and Calculations 289 Chapter 18: Keeping a Patient Well-Nourished 317 Part 5: The Part of Tens 333 Chapter 19: Ten Essential Dosing Calculations 335 Chapter 20: Ten Ways to Avoid Common Dosing Mistakes 343 Index 351.