Schaum's Outline of Mathematics for Nurses

By: Larry J. Stephens, Lana C. Stephens, Eizo Nishiura

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Paperback | 28 February 2003 | Edition Number 2

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Whole Number Arithmetic	p. 1
Number	p. 1
The Base Ten System	p. 1
Reading Numerals	p. 2
Expanded Form	p. 3
The Fundamental Operations	p. 4
Order of Operations (for Addition and Multiplication)	p. 4
Addition of Whole Numbers	p. 5
Subtraction of Whole Numbers	p. 7
Multiplication of Whole Numbers	p. 9
Division of Whole Numbers	p. 14
Divisors and Prime Numbers	p. 16
The Greatest Common Divisor (GCD)	p. 17
The Least Common Multiple (LCM)	p. 18
Working with Fractions	p. 29
The Meaning of Fractions	p. 29
Equivalent Fractions	p. 30
Reducing Fractions	p. 31
Building Up Fractions	p. 32
Multiplication of Fractions	p. 33
Division of Fractions	p. 34
Complex Fractions	p. 35
Addition and Subtraction of Fractions with a Common Denominator	p. 37
The Least Common Denominator (LCD)	p. 37
Addition and Subtraction of Fractions with Different Denominators	p. 38
Mixed Numbers	p. 40
Calculations with Mixed Numbers	p. 42
Comparing Fractions	p. 45
Decimal Numerals	p. 68
Decimal Notation	p. 68
Rounding Decimal Numerals	p. 69
Addition and Subtraction of Decimals	p. 72
Multiplication of Decimals	p. 74
Division of Decimals	p. 74
Multiplying and Dividing by Powers of Ten	p. 78
Problems Involving Decimals and Fractions	p. 79
Comparing Decimal Numerals	p. 81
Metric, Apothecary, and Household Measurements--Dimensional Analysis	p. 98
Weight and Volume	p. 98
The Metric System	p. 98
The Apothecary System	p. 101
Roman Numerals	p. 102
The Household System	p. 103
Ratios	p. 104
Dimensional Analysis	p. 105
Metric Conversions	p. 109
Conversions between Systems	p. 110
Oral Medication	p. 126
Converting Medical Dosages	p. 126
Oral Medication in Solid Form	p. 126
Oral Medication in Liquid Form	p. 130
Reconstituting Powders or Crystals to Liquid Form	p. 132
Parenteral Drug Administration	p. 141
Drugs Administered by Injection	p. 141
Injectables in Powder or Crystal Form	p. 143
Intravenous Infusion	p. 144
Insulin Administration	p. 148
Pediatric Dosages	p. 162
Dosages Based on Body Weight	p. 162
Dosages Based on Body Surface Area	p. 165
Percentages	p. 178
Percentage	p. 178
Changing Percentages to Equivalent Fractions	p. 178
Changing Percentages to Equivalent Decimal Numerals	p. 179
Changing Decimal Numerals to Equivalent Percentages	p. 180
Changing Fractions to Equivalent Percentages	p. 181
Percentage of a Number	p. 182
Finding the Percentage Given the Part and the Base	p. 182
Finding the Part Given the Percentage and the Base	p. 183
Finding the Base Given the Percentage and the Part	p. 184
Percentage Strength of Solutions	p. 185
Using the Electronic Calculator	p. 198
Calculators for Nursing	p. 198
Elementary Calculations	p. 199
Extended Calculations	p. 200
Working with Fractions on the Calculator	p. 202
Dosage Calculations	p. 203
The Percent Key	p. 204
Statistics for Nurses	p. 214
Statistics for Nursing	p. 214
Bar Charts and Pie Charts for Categorical Data	p. 214
Histograms and Dot Plots for Numerical Data	p. 215
Numerical Measures for Describing Numerical Data	p. 217
Properties of Probability and the Binomial Distribution	p. 219
The Normal Distribution	p. 222
Population and Sample	p. 224
Estimating Population Means and Percentages	p. 226
Testing Hypotheses about Means and Population Percentages	p. 228
Temperature Conversions	p. 253
Some Commonly Used Medical Symbols and Abbreviations	p. 256
Index	p. 257
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