Davis's Basic Math Review for Nurses: With Step-By-Step Solutions » (New Edition)

A path to conquering the math skills essential for nursing success...and reducing the anxieties math often induces! Step by step, skill by skill...students progress from simple to complex calculations, building their proficiencies and testing it along the way. It perfect for course review and quick reference.

Part I Basic Math Skills 1

Chapter 1 Whole Numbers 1

1.0 Pretest for Whole Numbers 1

1.1 Adding Whole Numbers 2

1.2 Subtracting Whole Numbers 4

1.3 Multiplying Whole Numbers 6

1.4 Dividing Whole Numbers 10

1.5 Chapter Test for Whole Numbers 15

Chapter 2 Fractions 17

2.0 Pretest for Fractions 17

2.1 Fraction Terminology 18

2.2 Multiplying Fractions 24

2.3 Dividing Fractions 30

2.4 Finding the Least Common Denominator (LCD) 35

2.5 Adding Fractions 40

2.6 Subtracting Fractions 46

2.7 Chapter Test for Fractions 55

Chapter 3 Decimal Numbers 57

3.0 Pretest for Decimal Numbers 57

3.1 Place Value 58

3.2 Rounding Decimal Numbers 61

3.3 Adding and Subtracting Decimal Numbers 64

3.4 Multiplying Decimal Numbers 68

3.5 Dividing Decimal Numbers 72

3.6 Converting Decimal Numbers and Fractions 77

3.7 Comparing Decimal Numbers and Fractions 81

3.8 Chapter Test for Decimal Numbers 85

Chapter 4 Percents, Ratios, and Proportions 87

4.0 Pretest for Percents, Ratios, and Proportions 87

4.1 Ratios and Proportions 88

4.2 The Percent Proportion 93

4.3 Fractions, Ratios, and Percents 100

4.4 Working with Percents and Decimal Numbers 105

4.5 Fraction, Decimal, and Percent Table 110

4.6 Chapter Test for Percents, Ratios, and Proportions 113

Chapter 5 Positive and Negative Numbers 115

5.0 Pretest for Positive and Negative Numbers 115

5.1 Adding Positive and Negative Numbers 116

5.2 Subtracting Positive and Negative Numbers 120

5.3 Multiplying and Dividing Positive and Negative Numbers 124

5.4 Collecting Like Terms 127

5.5 The Distributive Property 132

5.6 Chapter Test for Positive and Negative Numbers 135

Chapter 6 Equations137

6.0 Pretest for Equations 137

6.1 Solving Equations with Addition and Subtraction 138

6.2 Solving Equations by Multiplying and Dividing 142

6.3 Solving Two-Step Equations 148

6.4 Solving Equations When a Variable Occurs Multiple Times 155

6.5 Chapter Test for Equations 165

Part II Practice Tests for Basic Math Skills 167

Practice test 1 Cumulative Skills Test 167

Practice test 2 Combined Skills Test 172

Part III Measures Used in Nursing Applications 175

Chapter 7 Household Measures 175

7.0 Pretest for Household Measures 175

7.1 Household Measures for Length 176

7.2 Household Measures for Weight 180

7.3 Household Measures for Volume 184

7.4 Chapter Test for Household Measures 189

Chapter 8 The Metric System 191

8.0 Pretest for the Metric System 191

8.1 Multiplication and Division by Powers of 10 192

8.2 Metric System Basics 197

8.3 Metric Units Used in Nursing 201

8.4 Converting Units in the Metric System 205

8.5 Chapter Test for the Metric System 211

Part IV Practice Tests for Measures 213

Practice test 1 Basic Unit Conversions for Household and Metric Measures 213

Practice test 2 Performing Household and Metric Conversions 215

Step-by-Step Solutions 219

Appendix A Roman Numerals 327

Appendix B Temperature Conversions 329

Index 335