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Calculation Skills for Nurses

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Calculation Skills for Nurses by Claire Boyd is an essential resource designed to enhance the mathematical proficiency of nursing students and professionals. It offers practical techniques and exercises to master dosage calculations, medication administration, and other numerical tasks crucial for patient care. The book aligns with nursing curricula and is a valuable guide for ensuring safe and accurate nursing practice.
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You might enjoy this book if you are looking to enhance your proficiency in essential nursing calculations, particularly if you're aiming to boost your confidence in dosage and medical maths. It's ideal for nursing students or practising nurses who want a practical, approachable guide to mastering vital numerical skills in healthcare.

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Calculate the correct drug dosage every single time with help from this essential nursing guide.

In the newly revised Second Edition of Calculation Skills for Nurses, author Claire Boyd delivers a practical and effective treatment of crucial nursing calculation abilities designed to instil confidence and competence in healthcare professionals.

Written for anyone working in the healthcare setting who requires mathematical assistance, the book is designed to teach the skills required by the Nursing and Midwifery Council Standards, Proficiency for Nursing Associates, Pre-registration Nursing Associate Programme, The Codeβ€”Professional Standards for Practice and Behaviour for Nurses, Midwives, and Nursing Associates, and the NMC Essential Skills Clusters.

This latest edition includes more practice activities, greater inclusivity, more test questions, more practice with budgets and data interpretation, and more online resources. You’ll use a formula-based approach and gain the understanding necessary to know when to apply which formula and why.

The book also includes:

  • A thorough grounding in basic math, preparing you for more complex areas of nursing calculation.
  • Comprehensive explorations of the information you need to know in the clinical arena, including working out drug dosages.
  • Practical discussions of the application of concepts to nursing practice, including different areas of healthcare and working with budgets.
  • In-depth knowledge and understanding of key areas, while being tested to consolidate your familiarity with the text.

Calculation Skills for Nurses is perfect for practising nurses and nursing students who seek to boost their confidence and competence in this core area of nursing.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781119808121

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 30 December 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell

Edition: 2nd edition

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 213.0mm

Weight: 386g

Pages: 272

About the Author

Claire Boyd was Practice Development Trainer in the Learning and Research Centre at North Bristol Healthcare Trust. She develops, designs, delivers and evaluates learning programmes, and organises the transition training program for student nurses and support of these nurses in clinical areas.

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