Numeracy for nursing web resource
General Numeracy:
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GCSE Bitesize - Maths
A revision resource for GCSE level covering data handling, number, shape, space and measures.
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Key Skills - Application of Numbers
Activities, factsheets and tests for numbers, data handling, area and costings.
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Skillswise: Numeracy
If you need to improve your number skills use these exercises, games and activities.
http://literacynet.org/sciencelincs/studentlearner-num.html
Student/Learner - Numeracy
This website provides adult learners with good resources for learning
mathematics. The website show the ways in which math skills are used in
the real world.
Adult Numeracy Education website
Look at Workplace Math Skills A resource page
that includes assessment tools and sample worksheets on fractions, scale
drawings, metric conversion, ranking decimals and fractions and measurement.
Count On Web Site A site managed by the University of York for the Department for Education and Skills.
Additional Resources:
Maths Dictionaries
http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/
Metric Conversion
http://www.themetricsystem.info/
Multiplication
Tables
http://www.allmath.com/multtable.php
Nursing Numeracy:
Numeracy
Skills Support Material
This resource provides materials designed to help healthcare professionals
improve their numeracy skills, required for the "administration of
medicines and fluids, budgeting and the interpretation of statistics."
The course covers decimals, percentages, SI units, ratios, and formulae
calculations, and includes a number of interactive tests on these topics,
with answers provided. This is one of a series of e-learning courses provided
by the Faculty of Health and Social Care at the University of the West
of England, Bristol, and made available on the Faculty's Learning Technologies
Web site.
mathemagic
online nursing course
A web site designed for the Department of Health Sciences.
Reading List:
Recommended texts
Gunn C (2001), Using Maths in Health Sciences. Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh.
Northedge A, The Sciences Good Study Guide. Open University Press. Chapters 3 - 5
Mapp F C (2002) Revise KS3 Mathematics. Letts Educational London
Broadbent P ( 2002)
KS2 Success - Visual Revision Guide. Mathematics,
Keystage 2. Letts Educational London
Robson Peter, Maths
Dictionary - ISBN 1-872686-18-4 - Newby Books
Created by Ian J Cole
Last updated 5/11/09
