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Math

A guide for students in math classes for academic upgrading

Essential Calculation Skills for Nurses and Midwives

This user-friendly book is: Suitable for a wide variety of healthcare practitioners, including all nurses and midwives Full of authentic worked examples Features core clinical charts, prescription models, labels and diagrams Types of calculation covered include: Decimals Fractions Percentages and ratios Ratios and proportion The book shows you how to calculate doses correctly for tablets, capsules, fluids and injections.

Top Resources for PN math:

Welcome to the research guide page for Nursing Math. 

The best resources for all levels of mathematics are listed in the Top Mathematics Resources box to the right.

Any additional resources which are good for all Nursing Math topics are listed in this box.

Basic Skills:

All nursing calculations assume familiarity with the following math skills: fractions, decimals, percents, ratios, measurement, and conversion. For review of these concepts, please refer to the following:

 

Medical Calculations: