Calculation Skills for Nurses

ISBN-13: 9781119808121 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 272 str.

Claire Boyd

Spis treści

Preface viiIntroduction ixAcknowledgements xiiiLatin Abbreviations xvThe 24-Hour Clock xviiPart 1: Diagnosis 11 Calculations Self-Assessment 32 Calculations Revision 93 Metric Units and Conversions 33Part 2: Understanding Nursing Calculations 434 Tablets and Capsules 455 Liquids and Injectables 536 Syringes and Meniscus 637 Displacement Values 758 Dosages According To Body Weight 819 Drip Rates and Drip-Rate Durations 8710 Syringe Drivers and Pumps 9711 Paediatric Nursing 107Part 3: Putting it All Into Practice 11912 Fluid Charts 12113 Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (Must) Assessment 12714 National Early Warning Score (News 2) Assessment 13115 Waterlow Assessment 14116 Prescription Charts 14717 Looking At Budgets 15518 Interpreting Data 16119 Employment Services - Sample Test Questions 17320 Body Mass Index 185Part 4: Testing Your Knowledge 19121 Knowledge Tests 193Answers To Activity Questions 205Part 5: Appendices 225Appendix 1: Fluid Chart 227Appendix 2: Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool 229Appendix 3: National Early Warning Score (News 2)Observation Chart 237Appendix 4: Waterlow Pressure Ulcer Prevention/Treatment Policy 239Appendix 5: Conversion Tables 241Index 245

O autorze

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