Practical statistics for nursing and health care /
Fowler, Jim, 1943-
Practical statistics for nursing and health care / Jim Fowler, Phil P. Jarvis, Mel Chevannes. - 2nd edition. - pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Demographic, economic, political and environmental changes have been taking place at a phenomenal pace, nationally and internationally. Many of these changes affect people's needs for healthcare. At the same time, the demand for health care mounts from a more informed public having access to information from on-line sources and websites. Campaigns for safe and speedy intervention determine the treatments available and those yet to enter the health care system. The twin axes of patients' safety and the personalised treatment they need require nurses and health care professionals to be confident in the use of statistics, for example, in calculating dosages in oral, liquid, tablet, intravenous, intramuscular, and subcutaneous forms. Nurses and health care professionals should be familiar with the meanings and significance of the numbers they encounter in the context of the care they provide"--
9781119698524
2020028453
Statistics as Topic--methods
WA 950 / F25 2021
Practical statistics for nursing and health care / Jim Fowler, Phil P. Jarvis, Mel Chevannes. - 2nd edition. - pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Demographic, economic, political and environmental changes have been taking place at a phenomenal pace, nationally and internationally. Many of these changes affect people's needs for healthcare. At the same time, the demand for health care mounts from a more informed public having access to information from on-line sources and websites. Campaigns for safe and speedy intervention determine the treatments available and those yet to enter the health care system. The twin axes of patients' safety and the personalised treatment they need require nurses and health care professionals to be confident in the use of statistics, for example, in calculating dosages in oral, liquid, tablet, intravenous, intramuscular, and subcutaneous forms. Nurses and health care professionals should be familiar with the meanings and significance of the numbers they encounter in the context of the care they provide"--
9781119698524
2020028453
Statistics as Topic--methods
WA 950 / F25 2021