Numeracy in nursing and healthcare / Pearl Shihab.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shihab, Pearl, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nursing--Mathematics.

Nursing.

Pharmaceutical arithmetic.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 255 pages)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, 2014.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

1. Basic arithmetic skills : the things you don't want to ask about but need to know

2. Decimals and other fractions : how to deal with the bits and pieces

3. SI units : how's your French? You only need one phrase : 'Systeme International d'Unites"

4. Drug calculations : pills, potions and pinpricks

5. Drug concentrations : the jokers in the pack

6. Per cent, percentage and ratios : hundreds and thousands and much more

7. Intravenous fluid and drug administration : drips, drops and devices

8. Common clinical measurements : charting, charting and more charting

9. Physiological measurements : blood, but no sweat and tears

10. Statistics and reading research articles : no ostriches here, please.

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781315735092

9781317562924

9781317562931

OCLC:

886597881

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.