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Passing Calculations Tests in Nursing
Advice, Guidance and Over 500 Online Questions for Extra Revision and Practice

Fifth Edition
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January 2021 | 152 pages | Learning Matters

Now in an updated fifth edition, this easy-to-use textbook provides you with everything you need to know to improve your calculations skills and pass your exams first time. Whether you’re preparing for your final year calculations exam, or for a numeracy test to get onto your chosen nursing degree, this book will help you through it all, breaking down the often challenging mathematics into clear and simple guidelines. There are hundreds of questions to practice with and a collection of scenario-based activities that show you how calculations skills are used in day-to-day nursing practice.

It also includes...

  • over 360 practice questions in the book and an extra 500+ questions free to use online
  • an interactive website offering further support, self-testing, and mobile study
  • a diagnostic chapter to help you identify areas you need to work on
  • all new activities, scenarios and case studies reflecting up to date nursing situations
 
Chapter 1: Diagnostic assessment
 
Chapter 2: Essential numeracy requirements for nursing
 
Chapter 3: Quantity conversions for nurses
 
Chapter 4: Fluid balance and maintenance
 
Chapter 5: Drug calculations
 
Chapter 6: Calculating intravenous rates
 
Chapter 7: Calculations and children
 
Chapter 8: Exam skills and revision exercises

Supplements

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On this website students can access:

  • Over 500 quiz questions
  • Drug calculations
  • Useful weblinks
  • Flashcards

Excellent resource for student nurses. I really like the exercises throughout this book which allow students to consolidate their learning as they move through each chapter.

Dr Leona Bannon
School of Nursing & Human Sciences, Dublin City University
August 16, 2023

Excellent resource for students to support Medicines Management and Drug Calculations. Shared with Module leader for reading list.

Mrs Rachel Mason
Nursing, Staffordshire University
May 11, 2022

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