Math Basics for the Health Care Professional. Text with CD-ROM for Macintosh and Windows

Lesmeister, Michele Benjamin MA

Book Information
Edition:	3rd
Publisher:	Pearson
ISBN:	0-13-512632-0 (0135126320)
ISBN-13:	978-0-13-512632-5 (9780135126325)
New Edition:	0-13-341904-5
Binding:	with Supplement Spiral Bound + CD-Rom
Copyright:	2009
Publish Date:	02/08
Weight:	1.66 Lbs.
Pages:	320
Carton Quantity:	18
Subject Class:	HRP (Health Related Professions)
Remarks:	A New Edition of this Title is Available
Return Policy:	Non-Returnable.
Table Of Contents:	View
Contributing Authors:	View

Class Specifications
Discipline:	Physiology
Subject Definition:	Mathematics; Allied Hlth Personnel-Educ; Drug Dosage Calc
NLM Class:	QT 35
LC Class:	R853
Abstract:	Math Basics for the Health Care Professional helps trainees in a wide variety of healthcare professions to master a vital skill toward their career success. This workbook incorporates every aspect of math relevant to health care applications with a wealth practice opportunities throughout. The third edition continues to promote critical thinking through an organized presentation of instruction, practice, and self assessment. Its new features make for an even better guide to increase math proficiency. These new features include: a supplementary CD-ROM with additional sets of challenging practice tests; coverage of occupation-based units that are essential for health care personnel, including reading drug labels, medicine cups, syringes, and intravenous fluid, apothecary measurement and conversions, parenteral dosages, basic intravenous administration and basic dosage by weight units; two extra units reviewing pre-algebra basics and the metric system; and an appendix of extra practice unit tests with answer keys for easy self-checking. For Health Care professionals.