Practical Nursing Calculations (Paperback)

Valda Hext

ISBN 10: 1865088749 / ISBN 13: 9781865088747

Published by Taylor & Francis, Sydney, 2003

About this Item

Paperback. Worried about getting the dose wrong?Don't know your fractions from your decimals?You're not alone! Many people are not comfortable with their mathematical abilities but for most it's not a life or death situation. For nurses, however, a 'bad maths day' can have catastrophic consequences if drug dosages are calculated incorrectly.Practical Nursing Calculations provides easy to understand explanations of key calculations. The many exercises offer opportunities to practise basic problem-solving to help build your confidence. The use of real-life situations demonstrates how maths is actually applied when working with patients. Realistic scenarios introduce common presenting illnesses and the medications used to treat them, and enables you to calculate their correct dosages.This book has been developed to assist you to gain competency in basic mathematical skills and problem-solving techniques which require applied or conceptual mathematics. Practical Nursing Calculations has emerged from actual classroom curriculum and ten years of teaching in a major nursing school.Easy to use, Practical Nursing Calculations provides you with a thorough grounding in the fundamentals of mathematics and a sense of how to apply your knowledge in your professional lives. A sound teaching and learning resource, this book is appropriate for self-directed learning or as a classroom guide.This text is accompanied by a password-accessed website with extra exercises and quizzes.www.allenandunwin/nursing A step-by-step guide to calculating the correct medication dosages. Using realistic hospital scenarios, this is a must for undergraduate nursing students. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Practical Nursing Calculations (Paperback)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis, Sydney
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1865088749
• ISBN 13: 9781865088747
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

This step-by-step guide to calculating correct medication dosages includes an introduction to basic math, exercises and quizzes for practice and self-evaluation, and web material for professors, including test banks and extra practice questions. Real-life scenarios introduce common illnesses and the medications used to treat them, enabling nurses and nursing students to practice calculating appropriate dosages. This guide is designed to increase competency in basic math skills and problem-solving techniques that require applied or conceptual mathematics, ensuing safer care for patients.

About the Author

Valda Hext is a lecturer in the school of nursing and midwifery at the University of South Australia. Lidia Mayner is a registered nurse and lecturer in physiology at the school of nursing and midwifery at Flinders University.