Curren's Math for Meds: Dosages and Solutions

by Anna M. Curren, Margaret Witt

Now in its 11th Edition, CURREN'S MATH FOR MEDS: DOSAGES AND SOLUTIONS is the preeminent authority on drug dosage calculations, ratio and proportion, and medication safety. Often imitated yet never equaled, the book delivers proven material with a concisely organized approach that takes you from basic to complex using a building block approach. . Coverage begins with chapters designed to review and confirm basic math principles. Common drug measures are introducted next, followed by detailed lessons on medication labels and dosage calculations. Instructions on body weight and body surface area, intravenous calculations, and pediatric medication calculations follow. This new edition of CURREN'S MATH FOR MEDS: DOSAGES AND SOLUTIONS features full-color photos of drug labels and syringes, as well as hundreds of examples, practice problems, self-test questions, and more for developing learners into safe and effective practitioners. Deliver your course with help from the master, Anna Curren, and CURREN'S MATH FOR MEDS: DOSAGES AND SOLUTIONS, 11th Edition�the only calculations text to reach more than a million learners!

Genres: Nursing

384 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1986

Reviews

[Derrick]

This book has many advantages for learning medical math, however in Chapter 9 several of the questions have the wrong answer in the book. Good for everything else!

[Shalee Jackson]

I Left the School. I Kept the Book.

I picked this up in 2005 when I enrolled in a pharmacy tech program. The program was terrible and I left. But this book came with me and never left my bag.

The morning of my PTCB exam I opened it and saw drip rates, concentrations, and body surface area calculations for the first time in my life. I had never covered those topics before that day. I worked through them, walked into the exam and passed.

Nearly 20 years and a hospital pharmacy career later it is still my go to. I recommend it to every technician I know.

[JustJams]

There were lots of moments, when the course work was complicated and difficult, that I had little panic attacks. I thought there was no way I could learn this new and complex information. But if I keep reading or rereading, it all worked it's self out. This book was very very good at teaching me what I needed to know to pass the Medical Dosage class.

[Nickie]

I found this review of medication math quite helpful. What I didn't like was the lack of any followup of previous chapters as far as testing went. And there was not final review of the whole book. Funny that I feel I understand the math process better now then I did 25 years ago.

[Rachel]

Seriously, this is the most well-written math book I've ever used!

[Laura]

super unclear and full of mistakes, a really poor choice for a text book.

[Eric]

Made problems simple, however, there were errors found in the book.

[Elizabeth Catharine]

Med math

Very easy read. Examples make it easy to read and comprehend. No big language used. Medical experience preferred. Would recommend for others.