Calculation Skills for Nurses

Claire Boyd is Practice Development Trainer in the Learning and Research Centre at North Bristol Healthcare Trust. She develops, designs, delivers and evaluates learning programmes and contributes in ensuring effective clinical governance. She organises the transition training program for student nurses and support of these nurses in clinical areas.

PREFACE

INTRODUCTION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

LATIN ABBREVIATIONS

THE 24-HOUR CLOCK

Part 1: Diagnosis

1 CALCULATIONS REVISION

2 CALCULATIONS SELF-ASSESSMENT

Part 2: Understanding Nursing Calculations

3 METRIC UNITS AND CONVERSIONS

4 TABLETS AND CAPSULES

5 LIQUIDS AND INJECTABLES

6 SYRINGES AND MENISCUS

7 DISPLACEMENT VALUES

8 DOSAGES ACCORDING TO BODY WEIGHT

9 DRIP RATES

10 DRIP-RATE DURATION

11 SYRINGE DRIVERS AND PUMPS

12 PAEDIATRIC NURSING

Part 3: Putting It All Into Practice

13 FLUID CHARTS

14 MALNUTRITION UNIVERSAL SCREENING TOOL (MUST) ASSESSMENT

15 EARLY WARNING SCORE (EWS) ASSESSMENT

16 WATERLOW ASSESSMENT

17 PRESCRIPTION CHARTS

18 LOOKING AT BUDGETS

19 INTERPRETING DATA

20 EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

21 BODY MASS INDEX

Part 4: Testing Your Knowledge

22 KNOWLEDGE TESTS

ANSWERS TO ACTIVITY QUESTIONS

Part 5: Appendices

APPENDIX 1: FLUID CHART

APPENDIX 2: MALNUTRITION UNIVERSAL SCREENING TOOL

APPENDIX 3: BRISTOL OBSERVATION CHART

APPENDIX 4: WATERLOW PRESSURE ULCER

PREVENTION/TREATMENT POLICY

APPENDIX 5: CONVERSION TABLES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

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