Calculations for Nursing and Healthcare: 2nd edition

by Diana Coben, Elizabeth Atere-Roberts

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781350310971
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	03/16/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	136
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

DIANA COBEN is Reader in Adult Numeracy at King's College London. She founded Adults Learning Mathematics (ALM), an international research forum, and was a founder member of the National Research and Development Centre for Adult Literacy and Numeracy (NRDC).

ELIZABETH ATERE-ROBERTS is Team Leader/Older People's Specialist Nurse in Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham Primary Care Trusts.
DIANA COBEN is Reader in Adult Numeracy at King's College London, UK.
ELIZABETH ATERE-ROBERTS is Team Leader/Older People's Specialist Nurse in Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham Primary Care Trusts, UK.

Table of Contents

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

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

I would entirely endorse the imminent publication of this book.' - Val Mills, University of Huddersfield

'This is a really interesting book because its content can be applied to many different areas of healthcare...Overall, this is an immensely useful book, suitable for all nurses and other healthcare professionals.' - Jayne Elton, Practice Nurse