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Passing calculations tests in nursing : advice, guidance & over 400 online questions for extra revision & practice / Susan Starkings & Larry Krause.
By: Starkings, Susan [author.].
Contributor(s): Krause, Larry (Larry W.) [author.].
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BookSeries: Transforming nursing practice: Publisher: London : Learning Matters an imprint of Sage Publications, 2018Edition: Fourth edition.Description: x, 147 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781526423467.Subject(s): Pharmaceutical arithmetic | Nursing -- Mathematics | Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate | Drug Dosage Calculations | Clinical Competence | Nursing -- Mathematics | Pharmaceutical arithmeticAdditional physical formats: ebook version :: No titleDDC classification: 615.1/401513 | Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Nursing Sciences On Shelf | Non-fiction | RS 57 STA 2018 (Browse shelf) | 1 | Available | 33729004848532 |
Includes index.
Subtitle from cover.
"More than just a book...There is a dedicated website accompanying this book providing further questions and practice, interactive tests, a flashcard glossary and more. Visit study.sagepub.com/starkingskrause4e to find out more"--Back cover.
Chapter 1. Diagnostic assessment -- Chapter 2. Essential numeracy requirements for nursing -- Chapter 3. Quantity conversions for nurses -- Chapter 4. Fluid balance and maintenance -- Chapter 5. Drug calculations -- Chapter 6. Calculating intravenous rates -- Chapter 7. Calculations and children -- Chapter 8. Exam skills and revision exercises -- Glossary -- Cut-out drug calculations guide -- Index.
With an easy-to-use format, this book is all you need to face calculations tests with confidence and pass first time. It teaches simple numeracy skills that will stand you in good stead, both during your initial nurse training and your career in practice. Inside you'll find: over 360 practice questions with an extra 400+ available online; easy-to-understand explanations that will take the fear out of math; a diagnostic chapter to help you identify problem areas; and activities, scenarios, and case studies from every day nursing situations. -- From publisher's description.
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