Mathematics Explained for Healthcare Practitioners (eBook)

Derek Haylock, Paul Warburton (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2013 | 1., First Edition
264 Seiten
Sage Publications (Verlag)
978-1-4462-8991-4 (ISBN)

Infos

If you find mathematics a struggle, or if mathematics makes you panic - whether you're a student preparing for a calculations test, or a qualified healthcare professional - this is the book for you. Its focus is first and foremost on helping you develop a proper and lasting understanding of mathematical concepts and processes in a healthcare context, with an emphasis on developing mental strategies to reinforce your feeling for number and numerical relationships. Clear, accessible chapters take you step-by-step through specific sets of objectives, and once you feel you have fully mastered a particular mathematical process, you're encouraged to practise your skills through a range of practical examples. Each chapter also contains a 'Spot the Errors' feature designed to reflect the busy, pressurised healthcare environment. Written by Derek Haylock, a best-selling mathematics educator, and Paul Warburton, co-ordinator of the Non-Medical Prescribing programme at Edge Hill University, the book is directly linked to the NMC's competencies and will give you the confidence to perform the safe, error-free calculations required of all healthcare professionals.

Inhalt

Introduction
Understanding the Number System
Addition and Subtraction Skills
Multiplication and Division Skills
Units of Length
Units of Liquid Volume
Units of Weight
Using a Calculator
Rounding
Calculations with Decimal Numbers
Imperial Units Still in Use
Understanding Fractions and Ratios
Proportionality and 'Per'
Percentages
Miscellaneous Mathematics
Application
Answers to Check-ups
Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 11.1.2013
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege ► Ausbildung / Prüfung
• Schlagworte: Health • mathematical concepts • Mathematics • Maths • numeracy • nursing
• ISBN-10: 1-4462-8991-5 / 1446289915
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4462-8991-4 / 9781446289914