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Author: Maryanne Baudo
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Published: 2011
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781615641000
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDepending on what type of nurse you want to be, you'll have to take a standardized entrance test or two to get into the nursing school of your choice. This guide is loaded with study tips, sample questions, and practice tests to help you prepare for the real thing.
Author: Bill Harris
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 364
ISBN-13: 9780028643816
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Author: Maryanne Baudo, N.P-C ; M.S.N; R.N.
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2011-09-06
Total Pages: 445
ISBN-13: 1101544163
DOWNLOAD EBOOK- Provides preparation for all five nursing entrance exams. - Includes sample questions in each chapter, and two full-fledged practice exams.
Author: Laura Stradley
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2009-12-01
Total Pages: 177
ISBN-13: 1101155841
DOWNLOAD EBOOKYou know you cannot “fail” the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB), but if you’re planning a career in the military, you’ll want to prepare before taking these mandatory exams. The Pocket Idiot’s Guide® to the ASVAB will show you the lay of the land and help you plot a strategy, with explanations for every component of the text (and practice questions for each). You’ll also receive expert guidance on how each branch of the military uses the scores to determine your future service.
Author: John D. Gatford
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Published: 2016-05-18
Total Pages: 187
ISBN-13: 0702063355
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis internationally renowned guide to basic arithmetic for nursing students has been completely revised and updated for a new generation of readers. Now entering its ninth edition, Nursing Calculations comes with a quick-reference card fits in the pocket to remind readers of essential formulae and AN ON-LINE PROGRAM TO ALLOW FURTHER SELF-TESTING VIA THE USE OF COMPUTERS AND MOBILE DEVICES. - Over 200,000 copies sold since publication! - Initial self-testing chapter allows readers to identify and address areas of difficulty before moving onto practical examples - 'Important Boxes' highlight potential pitfalls for the reader - Special section on paediatrics covers medication calculations relating to body weight and body surface area - Contains glossary and useful abbreviations - Brings together basic math skills and clinical examples to prepare readers for real life drug calculations - Quick-reference card fits in the pocket and remind readers of essential formulae - Questions have been revised and updated when necessary to reflect current practice - New material includes the use of medication charts in questions that involve medication labels - Additional worked examples facilitate understanding of the 24-hour clock - Contains a new revision chapter to help consolidate learning - NOW COMES WITH AN ON-LINE PROGRAM TO ALLOW FURTHER SELF-TESTING VIA THE USE OF MOBILE DEVICES!
Author: Yahiya Emerick
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2004-11-02
Total Pages: 452
ISBN-13: 1101097426
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Author: Patricia Barry
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2016-06-02
Total Pages: 414
ISBN-13: 1119296595
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMedicare For Dummies, 2nd Edition (9781119293392) was previously published as Medicare For Dummies, 2nd Edition (9781119079422). While this version features a new Dummies cover and design, the content is the same as the prior release and should not be considered a new or updated product. Make your way through the Medicare maze with help from For Dummies America's baby boomers are now turning 65 at the rate of about 10,000 a day. Yet very few have any idea about how Medicare works, when they should sign up, or how the program fits in with other health insurance they may have. Medicare For Dummies, 2nd Edition provides a detailed road map for navigating Medicare's often-baffling complexities and helps consumers avoid pitfalls that could otherwise cost them dearly. In plain language, the new edition explains: How to qualify for Medicare, according to your personal circumstances, including new information on the rights of people in same-sex marriages When to sign up at the time that’s right for you, to avoid lifelong late penalties How to weigh Medicare’s many options so you can be confident of making the decision that's best for you What Medicare covers and what you pay, with up-to-date details of the costs of premiums, deductibles, and copays—and how you may be able to reduce those expenses By conveying not only the basics but also how to troubleshoot problems and where to find assistance, Medicare For Dummies, 2nd Edition helps you to get the most out of Medicare.
Author: Richard Snyder
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2011-05-03
Total Pages: 396
ISBN-13: 0470930640
DOWNLOAD EBOOKScore your highest in a medical dosage calculations course A recent shortage of nurses in a society with an aging population has triggered the demand for students to enter the field of medical study. A dosage calculations course is required for most students earning an applied science degree in nursing, pharmacology, or paramedic programs. Medical Dosage Calculations For Dummies tracks a typical dosage calculations course and provides helpful content in an approachable and easy-to-understand format. Plus, you'll get examples of the various calculations made to determine the appropriate quantity of drug or solution that should be administered to patients. Calculating drug dosages utilizing ratio-proportion, formula, and dimensional analysis Systems of measurement, including metric and apothecary and other conversion equivalents for a global audience The ins and outs of the charting systems for MAR (Medicine Administration Records) If you're one of the hundreds of thousands of students aspiring to enter the medical field, Medical Dosage Calculations For Dummies is your ticket for scoring your highest on exams.
Author: Sarah Britton
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
Published: 2015-03-31
Total Pages: 585
ISBN-13: 0804185395
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Author: John Dewey
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 1916
Total Pages: 456
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK. Renewal of Life by Transmission. The most notable distinction between living and inanimate things is that the former maintain themselves by renewal. A stone when struck resists. If its resistance is greater than the force of the blow struck, it remains outwardly unchanged. Otherwise, it is shattered into smaller bits. Never does the stone attempt to react in such a way that it may maintain itself against the blow, much less so as to render the blow a contributing factor to its own continued action. While the living thing may easily be crushed by superior force, it none the less tries to turn the energies which act upon it into means of its own further existence. If it cannot do so, it does not just split into smaller pieces (at least in the higher forms of life), but loses its identity as a living thing. As long as it endures, it struggles to use surrounding energies in its own behalf. It uses light, air, moisture, and the material of soil. To say that it uses them is to say that it turns them into means of its own conservation. As long as it is growing, the energy it expends in thus turning the environment to account is more than compensated for by the return it gets: it grows. Understanding the word "control" in this sense, it may be said that a living being is one that subjugates and controls for its own continued activity the energies that would otherwise use it up. Life is a self-renewing process through action upon the environment.
