Dosage Calculations, 9th edition 9th Edition
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byjGloriajD.jPickar,jAmyjPickar-Abernethy
TablejofjContents
Chapterj1—FractionsjandjDecimals
Chapterj2—Ratios,jPercents,jSimplejEquations,jandjRatio-
ProportionjChapterj3—SystemsjofjMeasurement
Chapterj4—Conversions:jMetricjandjHouseholdjSystems
Chapterj5—
ConversionsjforjOtherjClinicaljApplications:jTimejandjTemperature
Chapterj6—
EquipmentjUsedjinjDosagejMeasurementjChapterj7—
InterpretingjDrugjOrders
Chapterj8—
UnderstandingjDrugjLabelsjChapterj9—
PreventingjMedicationjErrorsjChapterj10—
OraljDosagejofjDrugsjChapterj11—
ParenteraljDosagejofjDrugsjChapterj12—
ReconstitutionjofjSolutions
Chapterj13—PediatricjandjAdultjDosagesjBasedjonjBodyjWeight
Chapterj14—AlternativejDosagejCalculationjMethods:jRatio-
ProportionjandjDimensionaljAnalysisjChapterj15—IntravenousjSolutions,jEquipment,jandjCalculations
Chapterj16—
BodyjSurfacejAreajandjAdvancedjPediatricjCalculationsjChapterj17—
AdvancedjAdultjIntravenousjCalculations
Chapter 1—Fractions and Decimals
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PROBLEM
Completejthejfollowing.
1. Arrangejthejfollowingjdecimalsjfromjlargestjtojsmallest:j1.5,j0.25,j1.025.
ANS:
1.5,j1.025,j0.25
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2. Arrangejthejfollowingjdecimalsjfromjlargestjtojsmallest:j0.33,j0.045,j0.7.
ANS:
0.7,j0.33,j0.045
PTS:j j 1 DIF: Knowledge REF:j j Decimals
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4. Arrangejthejfollowingjfractionsjfromjsmallestjtojlargest: , , .
ANS:
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PTS:j j 1 DIF: Knowledge REF:j j Fractions
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5.
ANS:
PTS:j j 1 DIF: Comprehension REF:j j AddingjFractions
6.
ANS:
PTS:j j 1 DIF: Comprehension REF:j j DivisionjofjFractions
7.
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PTS:j j 1 DIF: Comprehension REF:j j SubtractingjFractions
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PTS:j j 1 DIF: Comprehension REF:j j DivisionjofjFractions
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10.
ANS:
orj0.05j(rounded)
PTS:j 1 DIF: Comprehension
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ANS:
PTS:j j 1 DIF: Comprehension REF:j j DividingjDecimals
13. Convertjthejfollowingjdecimaljtojajfractionjandjreducejtojlowestjterms.
0.09
ANS:
0.09j=
PTS:j j 1 DIF: Comprehension
REF:j j ConversionjbetweenjFractionsjandjDecimals
14. Convertjthejfollowingjdecimaljtojajfractionjandjreducejtojlowestjterms.
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ANS:
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PTS:j j 1 DIF: Application REF:j j ConversionjbetweenjFractionsjandjDecimals
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ANS:
PTS:j j 1 DIF: Application REF:j j ConversionjbetweenjFractionsjandjDecimals
16. Convertjthejfollowingjfractionjtojajdecimaljandjroundjtojthejnearestjtenth.
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