Versioning History
College Health Mathematics is a remixed adapted version of A Guide to Numeracy in Nursing by Julia Langham, published by BCcampus under a CC BY license with additional content from Business Math: A Step-by-Step Handbook (2021B) by J. Olivier published by Lyryx Learning, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 International License; and new content.
| College Health Mathematics Chapter Remixing Map | |
| College Health Mathematics | Adapted from chapters in a Guide to Numeracy in Nursing unless indicated otherwise in the notes below. |
| I. Mathematical Review | I. Foundational Math Skills |
| 1. Order of Operations & Integers | Adapted from 2.1: Order of Operations in Business Math: A Step-by-Step Handbook |
| 2. Fractions | 3. Fractions in a Guide to Numeracy in Nursing. Table from 1.2 Fractions & Decimals in Business Math |
| 3. Decimals & Percentages | New Content |
| 4. Ratios and Proportions | 2. Ratios and Proportions |
| 5. Algebra | 4. Algebra |
| II. Measurement | II. Measuring |
| 6. Roman Numerals | 9. Roman Numerals |
| 7. The 24-Hour Clock | 10. The 24-Hour Clock |
| 8. Scientific Notation | 5. Scientific Notation |
| 9. Common Units in Nursing | 6. Common Units in Nursing |
| 10. Converting Units for Medication Amounts | 7. Converting Units for Medication Amounts |
| 11. Conversion Table & Converting Temperatures | 8. Conversion Table |
| 12. Syringes | 11. Reading Syringes |
| III. Medical Abbreviations & Labels | III. Math for Medication Administration |
| 13. Medical Abbreviations | New Content |
| 14. Medication Labels | 12. Understanding Medication Labels |
| IV. Dosages and IV Therapy | |
| 15. Reconstituting Medications | 13. Reconstituting Medications |
| 16. Calculating Medication Dosage | 14. Calculating Medication Dosage |
| 17. Calculating Medication Doses Based on Weight | 15. Calculating Medication Doses Based on Weight |
| 18. IV Flow Rates | 16. IV Flow Rates |
| 19. Administering Medications IV Direct | 17. Administering Medications IV Direct |
| V. Logarithms, pH, and Concentrations | |
| 20. Exponential Expressions | New Content |
| 21. Logarithms | New Content |
| 22. pH & Concentrations | New Content |
| VI. Statistics | IV. Understanding Statistics |
| 23. Introduction to Statistics | 18. Introduction to Statistics |
| 24. Descriptive Statistics | 19. Descriptive Statistics |
| 25. Inferential Statistics | 20. Inferential Statistics |
| Glossary | Glossary |
| *Not included – Chapter 21. Introduction to Interpretation of Lab Values in a A Guide to Numeracy in Nursing |
College health math Changes
- New case studies added to 20 chapters.
- New units added: chapters 3, 13, 20, 21 & 22.
- Accessibility compliance. Tagging structure of headers revised to conform with WCAG and NSCC standards.
- Missing LaTeX added and LaTeX corrections made to math formulas.
- Presentation of text revised with the objective of increasing readability.
- Use of boxed text reduced and colours modified.
- Instructions for exercises changed to bulleted lists.
- References in text changed to Pressbooks footnotes.
