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Dewey Decimal Number: 610 EAN: 9780781734615 Edition: CD-Rom ISBN: 0781734614 Label: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Manufacturer: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Number Of Items: 1 Publication Date: October 15, 2001 Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Studio: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Related Items:
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 Rating:  - Easy to understand, clear practice problemsThis book was easy to understand and contained clear practice problems. During my first semester of nursing school('07), the book helped to understand the different conversions, and I able to pass the drug calculation test. It also offers a laminated conversion sheet that was helpful during class and study sessions. It has three different units. The first unit contains basic math review, which can help any student to review important math problems that is basis for understanding drug calculations. ... Read More Rating:  - Bad Math1.32 - 16.84 (1.32 minus 16.84) is a negative number (-15.52)! Not +15.52! (See page 47). When you subtract a larger number from a smaller number, the result is ALWAYS negative number. This book makes this same mistake over and over! See pages 29,30,31,32, 34, and I'll bet there is more! Nurses watch out! Do not use bad math! How did the publisher release this book with out reviewing the math? Rating: - Perfect reading!Every page of this book was in perfect condition. Very, very pleased with the book! It was practically new! Rating: - Nice book, but with mistakesAs a new nursing student I have found this book very useful. There is a very comprehensive introduction which allows the student to relearn some of the math skills that may have been lost over the year. I also really like the fact that the book comes with a removable laminated card with conversions on it. I'm sure that this will come in quite handy when I begin my clinicals. My only real complaint is that I have found a couple of mistakes in the fifth edition. I found at least two mistake in ... Read More Rating: - Thumbs Up For Maths for NursesA great little book which is user friendly and concise.I would recommend it for any nurse wanting to learn more about drug calculations ! It gets the thumbs up rating !! 
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