identify 4 applications of math skills in health care - ANSWER calculating medication dosages, taking height and weight readings, measuring intake and output, billing and housekeeping tasks
________ are what we traditionally use to count; they do not contain fractions or decimals - ANSWER whole number
_________ are one way of expressing parts of numbers and are expressing in units of ten - ANSWER Decimals
________ have a numerator and a denominator - ANSWER Fractions
it is easier to calculate _________ if you convert first to decimals - ANSWER percentages
__________ show relationships between numbers or like values or how many of one number or value is present as compared to the other - ANSWER Ratios
__________ a number means changing it to the the nearest ten, hundred, thousand and so on - ANSWER round numbers
4 guidelines to make estimating useful - ANSWER round numbers up, watch place carefully, look at the size of the answer, be carefully about placing decimals points.
3 examples of how angles are used in health care - ANSWER injecting medication
describing joint movement indicating bed positions