Download or read book Numeracy and Clinical Calculations for Nurses written by Neil Davison and published by Scion Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2014-11-07 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book Numeracy in Nursing and Healthcare written by Pearl Shihab and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-07-25 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you find maths challenging? Do you struggle with drug calculations or clinical applications of numeracy? If you need to brush up your maths skills, Numeracy in Nursing and Healthcare is the perfect textbook to help you through your nursing programme. The text starts out with basic adding and subtracting and works up to more advanced principles like SI units, drug administration, common clinical measurements and how to understand statistics in research articles. By illustrating how maths is relevant to clinical practice, Numeracy in Nursing and Healthcare is a great tool to help you increase your confidence and excel in your studies and career. Key features: Step-by-step examples make understanding concepts easy Look Out sections highlight common mistakes Time to Try and What Did You Learn? questions help you apply what you have learned Key Point boxes provide helpful hints for good problem-solving technique Web links direct you to further reading and examples.

Download or read book Numeracy in Nursing and Healthcare written by Elspeth Hillman and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do your students find maths and medications challenging? Would you like to be able to give your students more personalised support and feedback? Would you like to provide more support for students with varying mathematical ability? Numeracy in Nursing and Healthcare Australian Edition with MyMathLab is the perfect package to help your students prepare for their nursing program. The text begins with basic addition and subtraction and builds to more advanced principles such as drug administration and common clinical measurements. By illustrating how mathematical theory is relevant to clinical practice, Numeracy in Nursing and Healthcare is a great tool to help increase student confidence. Since 2001, MyMathLab has helped over 5 million students succeed at maths at more than 1,850 colleges and universities Worldwide. An online personalised MyMathLab study plan helps to diagnose individual student strengths and weaknesses and provides further interactive practice. MyMathLab also provides instant support at the click of a button, ensuring that students have help at their fingertips whatever the time of day, and never get left behind. Visit www.pearson.com.au/shihab with your code to login or register for MyMathLab.

Download or read book Numeracy and Clinical Calculations for Nurses second edition written by Neil Davison and published by Scion Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2020-06-15 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Numeracy and Clinical Calculations for Nurses is a user-friendly introduction for student nurses that guides you from the basics to the core calculations required in a healthcare setting. To qualify as a registered nurse you will need to demonstrate proficiency and accuracy when calculating dosages of prescribed medicines. The second edition of Numeracy and Clinical Calculations for Nurses features even more worked examples and practice tests, all designed to increase your confidence and competence in calculating drug dosages and performing other important clinical calculations – a critical issue in improving patient safety. Key benefits: Diagnostic test to assess your existing skills and knowledge. Back to basics chapter uses a step-by-step approach to ensure understanding – tested by nursing lecturers and their students. Self-assessment tests throughout each chapter enable you to monitor your progress. Extensive worked examples use authentic scenarios to set learning in context. Summary tests provide practice for numeracy exams. Covers drug dosages and other clinical calculations such as pressure ulcer risk assessment tools, National Early Warning Score, hydration and fluid balance, Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool, BMI and ideal body weight. Answers provided for all tests. The book also features: Error alerts pointing out common errors and why they are sometimes made. Sense checks to help you avoid fundamental errors. Tips to help with calculations and relate them to clinical practice. Appendices covering safe administration of medicine, routes of administration, medication administration records, drug glossary, a handy multiplication grid and simple conversion tables. Numeracy and Clinical Calculations for Nurses is required reading: Before the numeracy test at your student nurse interview. During your university course as you prepare for further numeracy exams. In practice as you get to grips with drug doses, BMI, drip rates, fluid balance, etc.

Download or read book Numeracy in Children s Nursing written by Arija Parker and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-11-02 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Numeracy in Children's Nursing and Healthcare is a handy, practical book which highlights the importance of numbers, numeracy and calculations in children's nursing practice, instilling nursing students and qualified nurses with confidence and competence when working with numbers and calculating drug doses. This accessible guide covers all aspects of numeracy from basic skills through to complex drug administration, and provides case studies throughout enabling the reader to apply the theory to practice. Each chapter adopts the same accessible and easy-to-follow format, featuring learning outcomes, a case scenario, key numeracy information, hints and tips, activities and exercises, and a glossary of terms.

Download or read book Numeracy in Nursing and Healthcare electronic Resource written by Pearl Shihab and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Numeracy Clinical Calculations and Basic Statistics written by Neil Davison and published by Reflect Press Limited. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This valuable textbook will help nurses and other health care students achieve confidence and proficiency in performing a variety of calculations, both in the clinical environment and in written tests. It discusses the increasing demands placed upon the numeracy skills of nurses and considers potential sources of calculation errors. The basics of the decimal system and the four methods of performing calculations are reviewed. Formulae for calculating drug dosages are explored and the use of numeracy in other areas of clinical practice is examined. The book contains a considerable number of 'self-tests' to provide students with feedback on their learning and answers to these activities are provided at the back of the book. All basic calculations will be presented in a health care context with real-world examples from a wide range of practice settings including nursing, midwifery, child health, etc. Numeracy, Clinical Calculations and Basic Statistics is designed specifically for undergraduate pre-registration nursing and midwifery students. It is also suitable for students on Foundation Degree courses, Access courses, Return to Practice programmes and NVQ courses.

Download or read book Math For Nurses written by Mary Jo Boyer and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2019-09-16 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quickly Access Everything You Need to Calculate Dosages Effectively and Ensure Accurate Drug Delivery Current, compact and easy to use, Math for Nurses helps you perfect the basic math skills, measurement systems and drug calculations/preparations essential to successful nursing practice. Packed with real clinical examples and practice problems, this pocket-sized reference guides you step-by-step through the problem-solving and practical applications required in the nursing workplace. A handy pull-out quick reference card delivers fast access to basic equivalents, conversion factors and math formulas. Comprehensive dosage calculation coverage familiarizes you with ratio, proportion, formula and dimensional analysis methods of arriving at calculations. Practice problems throughout the text and review questions at the end of each chapter and unit test your retention and application capabilities. 300 additional Practice Problems and Answers available online through thePoint further enhance learning and retention. Learning Objectives focus your study and review on essential concepts and practices. Critical Thinking Checks help you analyze your results to dosage problems and ensure understanding of key content.

Download or read book Children and Young People s Nursing at a Glance written by Alan Glasper and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-04-03 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children and Young People’s Nursing at a Glance, is the perfect companion for study and revision for pre-registration children’s nursing students from the publishers of the market-leading at a Glance series. Divided into seven sections it explores assessment and screening, working with families, the newborn infant, the developing child, child health policy, nursing the sick child and young person and chronic and life-limiting conditions. This comprehensive book is an invaluable resource for pre-registration nursing students as well as newly qualified nurses wanting to consolidate and expand their knowledge of children and young people’s nursing. Breaks down complex aspects of child health care in an accessible and un-intimidating way The perfect revision and consolidation textbook Linked closely with the NMC standards for pre-registration nursing education, and the essential skills clusters framework Highly visual colour presentation, with approximately 130 illustrations Includes boxes, summary boxes, key points and recommendations for practice to improve the learning experience Supported by a companion website featuring over 500 interactive multiple choice questions (www.ataglanceseries.com/nursing/children) Available in a range of digital formats - perfect for 'on the go' study and revision

Download or read book Math for Nurses written by Mary Jo Boyer and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2009 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in its Seventh Edition, this pocket guide is a compact, portable, easy-to-use reference for dosage calculation and drug administration. The author uses a step-by-step approach with frequent examples to illustrate problem-solving and practical applications. Coverage includes review of mathematics, measurement systems, and a comprehensive section on dosage calculations. Practice problems throughout the text and end-of-chapter and end-of-unit review questions will aid students' application and recall of material. A handy pull-out card contains basic equivalents, conversion factors, and math formulas.

Download or read book Math for Nurses written by Mary Jo Boyer and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover a world of nursing knowledge that fits in your pocket. Now in its fourth edition, this bestselling reference is the perfect learning tool. The guide contains some of the most vital information you'll need as a healthcare professional. New to this edition: pre-assessment test. expanded chapter coverage of intravenous drug calculations, new appendix, and inside-cover displays of frequently used formulas.

Download or read book Calculating Drug Dosages written by Sandra Luz Martinez de Castillo and published by F.A. Davis. This book was released on 2020-10-22 with total page 913 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master math concepts. Ensure patient safety. Conquer your fears and understand the most common math concepts used in nursing practice today. Color-coded, step-by-step guidance shows you how to accurately calculate drug dosages using all four methods. You’ll begin with a basic math assessment and then explore in-depth coverage of complex topics, including intake and output, parenteral intake, NG tube feeding strength, and labeling IVs.

Download or read book Davis s Basic Math Review for Nurses written by Vicki Raines and published by F.A. Davis. This book was released on 2009-12-24 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A path to conquering the math skills essential for nursing success...and reducing the anxieties math often induces! Step by step, skill by skill...students progress from simple to complex calculations, building their proficiencies and testing it along the way. It’s perfect for course review and quick reference.

Download or read book Assessment of Nursing Student Numeracy written by Stephanie Moses and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Background: This study addresses the question, what are the numeracy skills of RN students? The reason for asking this question is the documented deficiency in numeracy skills published for both nursing students and employees. Purpose: Nurses need numeracy skills to calculate drug dosage and IV flow rates as part of safe patient care. The purpose of this study is to target instructional support for improved nurse numeracy skills, toward the end of improved patient care. Methods: The current study employed a math test administered to 47 community college RN students. The test assessed both general and clinical numeracy skills. The hypothesis was that test results would identify specific skills that could be targeted for intervention at the pre-RN program (high school), RN program, or professional development levels. Results: Data showed RN students most in need of intervention in decimal and percent use for general skills, with application to drug dosages requiring multiple unit conversions. Clinical numeracy scores correlated significantly with general numeracy scores. Contrast among first vs. later semester RN students showed that scores of first semester students were higher than for those further progressed in the program. Conclusion: These data suggest a need for increased instruction in decimal and percent operations, and use of these operations to compute drug dosage in a context of proportion or dimensional analysis. These data also emphasize the importance of admission criteria and continuing education in dosage calculation.

Download or read book Math and Meds for Nurses written by Dolores F. Saxton and published by Cengage Learning. This book was released on 1998 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using a programmed approach, this new book provides essential aides in learning and reviewing basic math and calculations of drugs and solutions. Its five units include: mathematics review, measuring systems and abbreviations, oral and parenteral medications, intravenous medications and fluids, and applications and review. The book also covers the popular ratio-proportion method of calculation.

Download or read book A Guide to Numeracy in Nursing written by Julia Langham and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A Guide to Numeracy in Nursing is a workbook for learning how to use and understand numbers in a nursing context. Chapters include subjects of basic math skills, unit conversions, medication math, interpreting lab values, and introductory statistics. Within each chapter, there is a main lesson followed by sample exercises and sets of practice questions."--BCcampus website.

Download or read book Davis s Basic Math Review for Nursing and Health Professions written by Vicki Raines and published by F. A. Davis Company. This book was released on 2016-12-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each chapter begins with a pretest to determine the mastery level of the skills presented in that chapter. For each chapter, there are explanations with concrete examples, followed by practice problems. For every problem, step-by-step solutions help students see where their mistakes occurred and how to correct them. Four comprehensive tests assess mastery of basic math skills and math related to nursing-specific applications. A chapter test concludes each section. Test-taking tips help students learn how to apply their math knowledge better and reduce test-taking anxiety. A special color highlights the key terms in each skill section and explains how to work through problems.