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hypoglycemics to lower the level of glucose in the blood
immunosuppressives to prevent the body from rejecting organ
transplants
laxatives
to increase bowel movements
sedatives to suppress anxiety and relax the muscles
vitamin supplements for inadequate diet and digestive disorders.
Because medicines are such a core element of health care, nurses
are trained in mathematics in order to ensure safe working practices
with them. Student nurses have number work incorporated into their
training related to calculating dosages of tablets, fluids, and IV rates
such as formulae, fractions, decimals, percentages, ratios, proportions,
and conversions.
Because medicines are
such a core element of health
care, nurses are trained in
mathematics in order to en-
sure safe working practices
with them. Student nurses
have number work incorpo-
rated into their training relat-
ed to calculating dosages of
tablets, fluids, and IV rates
such as formulae, fractions,
decimals, percentages, ratios,
proportions, and conversions.
There is a strong argu-
ment that says we are becom-
ing dependent on prescription
drugs – that it is easier to pop
a pill when we are ill than
change the lifestyle that
makes us that way. The ar-
gument goes that although a
chemical therapy may have
one positive effect, it throws
off balance the body's physi-
ology and creates new prob-