Basic Math for Nursing and Allied Health
by Lynn M. Egler, Denise Propes, Alice J. Brown
1st Edition
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education / Medical
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9780071829076 |
| eText ISBN | 9780071829083 |
| Publisher | McGraw-Hill Education / Medical |
| Publishing Year | 2014 |
| Edition | 1st Edition |
| Language | English |
Basic Math for Nursing and Allied Health, 1st Edition, is a textbook that introduces mathematical fundamentals for healthcare learners. The volume applies a building-block approach that connects basic arithmetic concepts to everyday activities before presenting complex nursing and allied health calculations.
Core subject areas include Arabic and Roman numerals, basic operations, fractions, decimals, percentages, ratios, and proportions. The text also explains conversion factors between standard household and metric measurements.
Case studies appear throughout the chapters to illustrate mathematical concepts and help students interpret story problems.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Understanding Numbers, Story Problems, and Numbering Systems
- • Introduction
- • Reading for Numbers
- • Story Problems
- • Identifying and Extracting Information
- • Setting Up and Solving Equations
- • Arabic Numbers
- • Number Values
- • Combining and Counting
- • Roman Numerals
- • Rules for Roman Numerals
- • Combining Roman Numerals
- • Chapter Summary
- • Chapter Practice Test
Chapter 2: Basic Operations and Whole Numbers
- • Introduction
- • Basics of Addition
- • Adding Whole Numbers
- • Basics of Subtraction
- • Subtracting Whole Numbers
- • Checking Your Work
- • Basics of Multiplication
- • Multiplication Tables
- • Multiplying Whole Numbers
- • Basics of Division
- • Dividing Whole Numbers
- • Chapter Summary
- • Chapter Practice Test
Chapter 3: Fractions and Mixed Numbers
- • Introduction
- • Fractions
- • Proper Fractions
- • Improper Fractions
- • Mixed Numbers
- • Reducing Fractions to Lowest Terms
- • Chapter Summary
- • Chapter Practice Test
Chapter 4: Basic Operations with Fractions
- • Introduction
- • Adding and Subtracting Fractions with Common Denominators
- • Adding and Subtracting Fractions with Different Denominators
- • Adding or Subtracting Fractions and Mixed or Whole Numbers
- • Multiplying Fractions and Mixed Numbers
- • Dividing Fractions and Mixed Numbers
- • Chapter Summary
- • Chapter Practice Test
Chapter 5: Working with Decimals
- • Introduction
- • Decimals
- • Converting Fractions to Decimals
- • Converting Decimals to Fractions
- • Rounding
- • Chapter Summary
- • Chapter Practice Test
Chapter 6: Basic Operations with Decimals
- • Introduction
- • Adding and Subtracting Decimals
- • Multiplying and Dividing Decimals
- • Chapter Summary
- • Chapter Practice Test
Chapter 7: Percents, Ratios, and Proportions
- • Introduction
- • Converting Decimals and Percents
- • Ratios and Proportions
- • Proportions
- • Cross Multiplication
- • Chapter Summary
- • Chapter Practice Test
Chapter 8: Systems of Measurement
- • Introduction
- • Working with Conversions
- • Standard Household System of Measurement
- • Metric System of Measurement
- • Converting Between Standard Household and Metric Systems of Measurements
- • Fraction Proportion Method
- • Ratio Proportion Method
- • Temperature
- • Time
- • Chapter Summary
- • Chapter Practice Test
Chapter 9: Putting It All Together
- • Introduction
- • Understanding Numbers, Story Problems, and Numbering Systems
- • Basic Operations and Whole Numbers
- • Fractions and Mixed Numbers
- • Basic Operations with Fractions
- • Working with Decimals
- • Basic Operations with Decimals
- • Percents, Ratios, and Proportions
- • Systems of Measurement
- • Comprehensive Exam (Chapters 1 to 8)
- • Answer Key
- • Glossary of Key Terms
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