Calculations for Nursing and Healthcare - 2nd edition

Maths can be an unnecessary source of anxiety for both students and professionals involved in nursing and healthcare. Now the new edition of Coben & Atere-Roberts'' classic text tackles this issue head-on, providing valuable support and advice for those who need it. Building on the success of its predecessor, the second edition provides practical help in a user-friendly format, offering refreshers on maths and anchoring suggested strategies to real-life situations. There are new sections on nurse prescribing, care of older patients and the organization of healthcare work - all designed to reflect the changing responsibilities within the nursing and healthcare fields. The result is an indispensable guidebook that leaves nurses and other health professionals free to concentrate on caring for patients safely and effectively.>

List of contents

Introduction
Learning and You
Calculations in Nursing and Healthcare
Maths Refreshers
Answers
Bibliography.

About the author

DIANA COBEN is Reader in Adult Numeracy at King's College London, UK.

Product details

• Authors: Elizabeth Atere-Roberts, Dian Coben, Diana Coben, Diana Atere-Roberts Coben
• Publisher: Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2005
• EAN: 9781403940780
• ISBN: 978-1-4039-4078-0
• No. of pages: 136
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Nursing; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; B, Medicine, Nursing, Nursing Management, Nursing administration, Nursing management & leadership