Numeracy and clinical calculations for nurses / Neil Davison.
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TextPublisher: Banbury : Lantern Publishing, [2015]Description: viii, 168 pages : illustrationsContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781908625250 (ebook)Subject(s): Nursing -- Mathematics | Pharmaceutical arithmetic | Health and Wellbeing | Nursing fundamentals & skills | NursingGenre/Form: Additional physical formats: ebook version :: No titleOnline access: Click here to access online Also available in printed form ISBN 9781908625243Summary: A user-friendly introduction for student nurses, guiding them from the basics through to the core calculations required in a healthcare setting. A working grasp of numeracy and basic mathematical skills is vital in modern nursing. Many student nurses have only a limited knowledge of the subject and struggle to get to get to grips with the key principles and calculations they need to know. Numeracy and Clinical Calculations for Nurses is a user-friendly introduction to the subject which guides the reader from the basics through to the core calculations required in a healthcare setting. Using extensive worked examples the author links the abstract mathematics to real-world situations to help the reader understand the subject in the context of their nursing practice. Rather than simply training by rote, the book features `Sense Checks', `Top Tips' and `Error Alerts' to encourage the reader to develop their overall numeracy skills, and thus minimise the possibility of future errors.
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A user-friendly introduction for student nurses, guiding them from the basics through to the core calculations required in a healthcare setting. A working grasp of numeracy and basic mathematical skills is vital in modern nursing. Many student nurses have only a limited knowledge of the subject and struggle to get to get to grips with the key principles and calculations they need to know. Numeracy and Clinical Calculations for Nurses is a user-friendly introduction to the subject which guides the reader from the basics through to the core calculations required in a healthcare setting. Using extensive worked examples the author links the abstract mathematics to real-world situations to help the reader understand the subject in the context of their nursing practice. Rather than simply training by rote, the book features `Sense Checks', `Top Tips' and `Error Alerts' to encourage the reader to develop their overall numeracy skills, and thus minimise the possibility of future errors.
Also available in printed form ISBN 9781908625243
Electronic reproduction. Askews and Holts. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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