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Essential calculation skills for nurses, midwives and healthcare practitioners

Author: Meriel Hutton
Publisher: Maidenhead, Berkshire, Eng. : Open University Press, ©2009.
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Calculation skills are a core part of nursing and midwifery practice, from calculating drug or medicine doses to monitoring a patients liquid intake. It is also an area for concern, as evidence shows that both qualified nurses and trainee students are lacking in basic numeracy skills. This book teaches essential calculation skills.
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Genre/Form: Electronic books
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Hutton, Meriel.
Essential calculation skills for nurses, midwives, and healthcare practititoners.
Maidenhead, England ; New York : Open University Press, 2009
(OCoLC)253216485
Material Type: Document, Internet resource
Document Type: Internet Resource, Computer File
All Authors / Contributors: Meriel Hutton
ISBN: 9780335237593 0335237592 1281964662 9781281964663
OCLC Number: 646793760
Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 151 pages)
Contents: Numbers in healthcare practice --
Manipulation of numbers in healthcare practice --
Common measurements in healthcare practice --
Medication safety: Tablets and capsules --
Medication safety: Liquid medication and prescriptions based on weight --
Medication safety: Injections and IV fluids --
Numeracyy skills in fluid balance --
Further calculations.
Responsibility: Meriel Hutton.

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