advice, guidance and over 500 online questions for extra revision and practice Starkings, Susan creator author. Krause, Larry (Larry W.) author. text enk 2021 2021 5th edition. monographic eng

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x, 142 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. "This easy-to-use textbook provides you with everything you need to improve your calculations skills and pass your exams first time. Whether you're preparing for a numeracy test to get onto your nursing degree, for your undergraduate calculations exam, or for a non-medical prescribing qualification, this book will help you through it all, breaking down the often challenging mathematics into clear and simple guidelines. Key features include: over 360 practice questions in the book and an extra 500+ questions free to use online; a diagnostic chapter to help you identify areas you need to work on; activities and scenarios demonstrate how calculations skills are used in day-to-day nursing practice"--page 4 of cover. About the authors --- Acknowledgments --- How to use the online resources --- Introduction --- Diagnostic assessment --- Essential numeracy requirements for nursing --- Quantity conversions for nurses --- Fluid balance and maintenance --- Drug calculations --- Calculating intravenous rates -- Calculations and children --- Exam skills and revision exercises --- Glossary --- Cut-out drug calculations guide --- Index. Susan Starkings and Larry Krause. Includes index. "First published 2010, reprinted 2011. Second edition published 2013, reprinted 2014 (twice). Third edition published 2015, reprinted 2015, 2016, and 2017 (seven times). Fourth edition published 2018. Fifth edition published 2021"--Title page verso. Nursing Mathematics Nursing Mathematics Problems, exercises, etc Pharmaceutical arithmetic Pharmaceutical arithmetic Problems, exercises, etc Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate Drug Dosage Calculations Clinical Competence WY18 S728 2021 Starkings, Susan. Los Angeles : Learning Matters, 2021 Fifth edition. (OCoLC)1228890283 1526493071 9781526493071 152649308X 9781526493088 YDX 220917 20220917101114.0 1178642288 eng