Numeracy in nursing and healthcare
Subtitle: calculations and practice
By: Shihab [and others]
Contributors: Hillman, Elspeth; Stolic, Snezana; West, Caryn
Edition: 1st Australian ed.
Publisher: Pearson Australia
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Frenchs Forest, N.S.W
Language: eng
Number of pages: 246
ISBN-13: 9781442549982
Subjects: Pharmaceutical arithmetic; Nursing; Mathematics
Notes: "Authorised adaptation from the original UK edition: Numeracy in nursing and healthcare calculations and practice, 1st edition by Shihab, published by Pearson Education Limited 2009"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Basic arithmetic skills; title: 2. Decimals and other fractions; title: 3. SI units; title: 4. Medication calculations; title: 5. Medication concentrations; title: 6. Per cent, percentage and ratios; title: 7. Intravenous fluid and medication administration; title: 8. Common clinical measurements; title: 9. Physiological measurements; title: 10. Statistics and reading research articles.