Clinical Calculations Made Easy

Product Details: Clinical Calculations Made Easy

Author:

Gloria P. Craig

Format:

Paperback: Revised: 271 pages. See other formats

Publisher:

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (02/01/2008)

ISBN:

0781763851

ISBN13:

9780781763851

List price:

$47.95

User Reviews: Clinical Calculations Made Easy

1. Anything but, "Easy"

   , December 19, 2006
   Reviewer: hibretayee7 - See all hibretayee7's reviews

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   Pros: Incorporation of case studies

   Cons: Wordy, confusing, out-of-date

   Simply stated, too much of this book reads like a verbose dissertation. For instance, "The 4.5ml/hr is the wanted quantity and is the answer to the problem." p. 142
   
   Wanted quantity...what's wrong with, "4.5ml/hr is the answer!"
   
   This type of wordiness is evident throughout the book and is totally without merit.
   
   The author has developed equations called, "sequential method", and "random method" to problem solve. Nurses don't need to re-think simple math. The authors' computations are confusing...and I've been calculating drips for 10 years.
   
   Finally, I'd like to comment on the drug conentrations used in problems. On page 141, Dobutamine is used in a problem with a concentration of 250mg/50cc. I understand that, theoretically, a nurse should be able to solve any drip problem. And perhaps the patient required extremely strict fluid parameters. But rarely, if ever, would a nurse see this concentration in real life. This drug has come premixed for years. Mixing is antiquated and, potentially, a step when errors can occur.
   
   Still presenting drams and grains--without at least noting the utter abandonment of such measurements in this day and age--is a disservice to any new nurse.
   
   New nurses should be presented with real-life scenarios in order to build strong clinical foundations.
   
   These authors, I feel, are completely out of touch with contemporary hospital practices and should not be authoring critical information. ...

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