Description
Book SynopsisMaster the skills you need to calculate dosages accurately and to ensure patient safety in all areas of clinical practice step by step, problem by problem. You'll progress from simple to complex calculations, building your proficiency and testing it along the way. It's perfect for course review now and a quick refresher whenever you need it.
Table of Contents
- I. Basic Math Skills
- 1. Whole Numbers
- 2. Fractions
- 3. Decimal Numbers
- 4. Percents, Ratios, and Proportions
- 5. Positive and Negative Numbers
- 6. Equations
- II. Practice Tests for Basic Math Skills
- Practice Test 1: Cumulative Skills Test
- Practice Test 2: Combined Skills Test
- III. Measures Used in Health Care applications
- 7. Household Measures
- 8. The Metric System
- IV. Practice Tests for Measures
- Practice Test 1: Basic Unit Conversions for Household and Metric Measures
- Practice Test 2: Performing Household and Metric Conversions
- Step-by-Step Solutions
- Appendix A. Roman Numerals
- Appendix B. Temperature Conversions Index
