Practical Statistics for Nursing and Health Care - 2nd Edition by Jim Fowler & Philip Jarvis & Mel Chevannes (Paperback)

About the Book

"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"--

Book Synopsis

Now in its second edition, Practical Statistics for Nursing and Health Care provides a sound foundation for nursing, midwifery and other health care students and early career professionals, guiding readers through the often daunting subject of statistics 'from scratch'. Making no assumptions about one's existing knowledge, the text develops in complexity as the material and concepts become more familiar, allowing readers to build the confidence and skills to apply various formula and techniques to their own data.

The authors explain common methods of interpreting data sets and explore basic statistical principles that enable nurses and health care professionals to decide on suitable treatment, as well as equipping readers with the tools to critically appraise clinical trials and epidemiology journals.

• Offers information on statistics presented in a clear, straightforward manner
• Covers all basic statistical concepts and tests, and includes worked examples, case studies, and data sets
• Provides an understanding of how data collected can be processed for the patients' benefit
• Contains a new section on how to calculate and use percentiles

Written for students, qualified nurses and other healthcare professionals, Practical Statistics for Nursing and Health Care is a hands-on guide to gaining rapid proficiency in statistics.

From the Back Cover

PRACTICAL STATISTICS FOR NURSING AND HEALTH CARE

Now in its second edition, Practical Statistics for Nursing and Health Care provides a sound foundation for nursing, midwifery and other health care students and early career professionals, guiding readers through the often daunting subject of statistics 'from scratch'. Making no assumptions about one's existing knowledge, the text develops in complexity as the material and concepts become more familiar, allowing readers to build the confidence and skills to apply various formula and techniques to their own data.

The authors explain common methods of interpreting data sets and explore basic statistical principles that enable nurses and health care professionals to decide on suitable treatment, as well as equipping readers with the tools to critically appraise clinical trials and epidemiology journals.

• Offers information on statistics presented in a clear, straightforward manner
• Covers all basic statistical concepts and tests, and includes worked examples, case studies, and data sets
• Provides an understanding of how data collected can be processed for the patients' benefit
• Contains a new section on how to calculate and use percentiles

Written for students, qualified nurses and other healthcare professionals, Practical Statistics for Nursing and Health Care is a hands-on guide to gaining rapid proficiency in statistics.

Review Quotes

"The language is friendly and puts the reader at ease ....This book provides comprehensive coverage of an area that is important to all health care professionals. (Nursing Times, 28 March 2002)

"...a plain English guide...to facilitate both learning and reference..." (Nurse Education Today, No.23,2003)

"...helpful in enabling nurses to appraise empirical research and utilise research in their practice..." (Primary Health Care, October 2003)

"...provides clear explanations of the statistical concepts and illustrates these using relevant nursing scenarios..." (Practice Nurse, Friday 16 January, 2004)

"...provides a basic foundation of statistics...good resource for nurses...very user friendly..." (Oncology Nursing Forum, Vol31(2), 2004)

About the Author

JIM FOWLER, former Principal Lecturer, Department of Biological Sciences, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK.

PHILIP JARVIS, Statistician, Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland.

MEL CHEVANNES, Emeritus Professor of Nursing, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, UK.