Claire Boyd - Calculation Skills for Nurses

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2 Series Page Student Survival Skills Series Survive your nursing course with these essential guides for all student nurses: Medicine Management Skills for Nurses, 2nd Edition Claire Boyd 9781118448892 Clinical Skills for Nurses Claire Boyd 9781118448779 Study Skills for Nurses Claire Boyd 9781118657430 Care Skills for Nurses Claire Boyd 9781118657386 Communication Skills for Nurses Claire Boyd 9781118767528

3 Title Page CALCULATION SKILLS FOR NURSES Second Edition Claire Boyd RGN, Cert Ed Practice Development Trainer

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5 Preface

6 Introduction USEFUL WEB RESOURCES:

7 Acknowledgements

8 Latin Abbreviations

9 THE 24‐HOUR CLOCK

10 Part 1: DIAGNOSIS Chapter 1: CALCULATIONS SELF‐ASSESSMENT USEFUL WEB RESOURCES Chapter 2: CALCULATIONS REVISION FEELING A BIT RUSTY? ADDITION SUBTRACTION MULTIPLICATION DIVISION DECIMALS PERCENTAGES CONCENTRATIONS FRACTIONS RATIOS AVERAGES USEFUL WEB RESOURCES Chapter 3: METRIC UNITS AND CONVERSIONS METRIC MEASURES METRIC UNITS OF LENGTH USEFUL WEB RESOURCES

11 Part 2: UNDERSTANDING NURSING CALCULATIONS Chapter 4: TABLETS AND CAPSULES TOTAL DAILY DOSES USEFUL WEB RESOURCES Chapter 5: LIQUIDS AND INJECTABLES CALCULATORS USEFUL WEB RESOURCES Chapter 6: SYRINGES AND MENISCUS THE SYRINGE INJECTIONS USEFUL WEB RESOURCES Chapter 7: DISPLACEMENT VALUES USEFUL WEB RESOURCES Chapter 8: DOSAGES ACCORDING TO BODY WEIGHT USEFUL WEB RESOURCES Chapter 9: DRIP RATES AND DRIP‐RATE DURATIONS DRIP RATE DURATION USEFUL WEB RESOURCES Chapter 10: SYRINGE DRIVERS AND PUMPS SYRINGE DRIVERS USEFUL WEB RESOURCES Chapter 11: PAEDIATRIC NURSING WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NURSING CALCULATIONS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS? WORKING OUT DRUG DOSAGES WORKING OUT WEIGHT CONVERSIONS WORKING OUT FLUID BALANCE CALCULATIONS WORKING OUT FLUID DRUG CALCULATIONS DRUG DOSAGES ACCORDING TO BODY WEIGHT DOSAGES ACCORDING TO SURFACE AREA USEFUL WEB RESOURCES

12 Part 3: PUTTING IT ALL INTO PRACTICE Chapter 12: FLUID CHARTS Chapter 13: MALNUTRITION UNIVERSAL SCREENING TOOL (MUST) ASSESSMENT Chapter 14: NATIONAL EARLY WARNING SCORE (NEWS 2) ASSESSMENT USEFUL WEB RESOURCES Chapter 15: WATERLOW ASSESSMENT USEFUL WEB RESOURCES Chapter 16: PRESCRIPTION CHARTS MARR CHART USEFUL WEB RESOURCES Chapter 17: LOOKING AT BUDGETS USEFUL WEB RESOURCES Chapter 18: INTERPRETING DATA SERIOUS HAZARDS OF TRANSFUSION USEFUL WEB RESOURCES Chapter 19: EMPLOYMENT SERVICES – SAMPLE TEST QUESTIONS SAMPLE TEST QUESTIONS FOR NURSING ASSOCIATES SAMPLE TEST QUESTIONS FOR ASSISTANT PRACTITIONERS SAMPLE TEST QUESTIONS FOR PAEDIATRIC NURSES AND MIDWIVES SAMPLE TEST QUESTIONS FOR MENTAL HEALTH NURSES SAMPLE TEST QUESTIONS FOR LEARNING DISABILITIES NURSES NURSE PRESCRIBER SAMPLE TEST QUESTIONS USEFUL WEB RESOURCES Chapter 20: BODY MASS INDEX BODY MASS INDEX USEFUL WEB RESOURCES

13 Part 4: TESTING YOUR KNOWLEDGE Chapter 21: KNOWLEDGE TESTS KNOWLEDGE TEST 1 KNOWLEDGE TEST 2 KNOWLEDGE TEST 3 KNOWLEDGE TEST 4 USEFUL WEB RESOURCES Answers to Activity QuestionsActivity 1.1 Activity 2.1 Activity 2.2 Activity 2.3 Activity 2.4 Activity 2.5 Activity 2.6 Activity 2.7 Activity 2.8 Activity 3.1 Activity 3.2 Activity 3.3 Activity 4.1a Activity 4.1b Activity 4.2 Activity 5.1 Activity 6.1 Activity 6.2 Activity 7.1 Activity 8.1 Activity 8.2 Activity 9.1 Activity 9.2 Activity 9.3 Activity 10.1 Activity 10.2 Activity 10.3 Activity 11.1 Activity 12.1 Activity 12.2 Activity 12.3 Activity 13.1 Activity 14.1 Activity 14.2 Activity 14.3 Activity 14.4 Activity 15.1 Activity 15.2 Activity 16.1 Activity 16.2 Activity 16.3 Activity 17.1 Activity 17.2 Activity 17.3 Activity 17.4 Activity 18.1 Activity 18.2 Activity 18.3 Activity 18.4 Activity 18.5 Activity 19.1 Activity 19.2 Activity 19.3 Activity 19.4 Activity 19.5 Activity 19.6 Activity 19.7 Activity 20.1 Activity 20.2 Activity 20.3 Activity 20.4 Activity 20.5 Activity 21.1 Chapter 21Knowledge test 1 Knowledge test 2 Knowledge test 3 Knowledge test 4

14 Part 5: APPENDICES Appendix 1: FLUID CHART FLUID CHART Appendix 2: MALNUTRITION UNIVERSAL SCREENING TOOL ‘MALNUTRITION UNIVERSAL SCREENING TOOL’ ‘MUST’ THE 5 ‘MUST’ STEPS Appendix 3: NATIONAL EARLY WARNING SCORE (NEWS 2) OBSERVATION CHART Appendix 4: WATERLOW PRESSURE ULCER PREVENTION/TREATMENT POLICY Appendix 5: CONVERSION TABLES KILOGRAMS TO POUNDS POUNDS TO KILOGRAMS HEIGHT CONVERSION CHART

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2 Series Page Student Survival Skills Series Survive your nursing course with these essential guides for all student nurses: Medicine Management Skills for Nurses, 2nd Edition Claire Boyd 9781118448892 Clinical Skills for Nurses Claire Boyd 9781118448779 Study Skills for Nurses Claire Boyd 9781118657430 Care Skills for Nurses Claire Boyd 9781118657386 Communication Skills for Nurses Claire Boyd 9781118767528

3 Title Page CALCULATION SKILLS FOR NURSES Second Edition Claire Boyd RGN, Cert Ed Practice Development Trainer

4 Copyright Page

5 Preface

6 Introduction

7 Acknowledgements

8 Latin Abbreviations

9 THE 24‐HOUR CLOCK

10 Table of Contents

11 Begin Reading

12 Answers to Activity Questions

13 Appendix 1 FLUID CHART

14 Appendix 2 MALNUTRITION UNIVERSAL SCREENING TOOL

15 Appendix 3 NATIONAL EARLY WARNING SCORE (NEWS 2) OBSERVATION CHART

16 Appendix 4 WATERLOW PRESSURE ULCER PREVENTION/TREATMENT POLICY

17 Appendix 5 CONVERSION TABLES

18 Index

19 WILEY END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT

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