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Chapter-48 Learning Basic Mathematics

BOOK TITLE: Nursing Drug Dosages and their Calculations

Author
1. Chattri GL
ISBN
9789386261076
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/14225_49
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2018
Pages
7
Author Affiliations
1. Metro Multispeciality Hospital and Seth Mannulal Jagannath Hospital, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India, Mahakoshal Hospital, Seth Mannulal Jagannathdas Trust Hospital and Research Centre and Metro Hospital, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India
Chapter keywords
Whole number, fraction, reducing fraction, mixed number, lowest common denominator, ratio, proportion, linear ratio, fractional ratio

Abstract

This chapter basically talks about the learning basic mathematics. Learning calculation of drug dosage will help nurses to solve dosages problem easily and will build-up their confidence for administering drug safely. This chapter provides the detail about the whole numbers, fraction, parts of fraction, types of fraction, reducing fraction, mixed number, lowest common denominator, addition and subtraction of fractions, multiplication of fractions, division of fractions, ratio, proportion, linear ratio and proportion, fractional ratio and proportion, decimal number, which are discussed with the help of examples.

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