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Abstract
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.
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.
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.
'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
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cover | Cover | ||
| Contents | v | ||
| List of tables and charts | vii | ||
| Foreword to the first edition | viii | ||
| Foreword to the second edition | x | ||
| Preface to the second edition | xii | ||
| Note to the reader and acknowledgements | xiv | ||
| Introduction | 1 | ||
| Part one: Learning and you | 5 | ||
| Introduction | 5 | ||
| 1.1 Getting to know yourself as a learner | 5 | ||
| 1.2 Developing learning strategies and study skills | 6 | ||
| 1.3 Time and stress management | 11 | ||
| 1.4 Calculating and estimating under pressure | 15 | ||
| Part two: Calculations in the nursing and healthcare context | 19 | ||
| Introduction | 19 | ||
| 2.1 Monitoring vital signs | 19 | ||
| 2.2 Measuring weight and height | 27 | ||
| 2.3 The fluid balance chart | 34 | ||
| 2.4 Nutrition | 35 | ||
| 2.5 Infant feeding | 43 | ||
| 2.6 Giving medication | 45 | ||
| 2.7 Staffing and budget calculations | 53 | ||
| 2.8 Demographic profiles | 58 | ||
| Part three: Maths refreshers | 66 | ||
| Introduction | 66 | ||
| 3.1 Whole numbers | 67 | ||
| 3.2 The 'four rules' of arithmetic: addition, subtraction, multiplication and division | 69 | ||
| 3.3 Decimals and fractions | 79 | ||
| 3.4 Percentages | 88 | ||
| 3.5 Ratios | 92 | ||
| 3.6 The metric (SI) system | 94 | ||
| 3.7 The 24-hour clock | 98 | ||
| 3.8 Conversions | 99 | ||
| Answers | 102 | ||
| Bibliography | 111 | ||
| Index | 114 | ||
| A | 114 | ||
| B | 114 | ||
| C | 114 | ||
| D | 115 | ||
| E | 116 | ||
| F | 116 | ||
| G | 116 | ||
| H | 116 | ||
| I | 116 | ||
| J | 117 | ||
| K | 117 | ||
| L | 117 | ||
| M | 117 | ||
| N | 118 | ||
| O | 118 | ||
| P | 118 | ||
| Q | 118 | ||
| R | 118 | ||
| S | 119 | ||
| T | 119 | ||
| U | 119 | ||
| V | 119 | ||
| W | 119 |