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This lesson explains how to accurately read a physical beam scale that are used in healthcare settings. This presentation introduces some beginning concepts on considerations when completing this skill on a resident. Then the lesson continues into explaining how to accurately read the scale to the nearest 1/10 of a pound. Then provides three example problems, followed by eight practice problems for students to complete or as a class activity.
- Subject:
- Health, Medicine and Nursing
- Material Type:
- Activity/Lab
- Homework/Assignment
- Author:
- Laura Prochaska
- Date Added:
- 07/10/2023