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Calculation Skills for Nurses : Student Survival Skills
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Calculation Skills for Nurses : Student Survival Skills.
ISBN
9781118448953
9781118448892
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Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2013.
Copyright Notice Date
©2014.
Physical Description
1 online resource (209 pages)
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Print version: Boyd, Claire Calculation Skills for Nurses Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated,c2013
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
November 29, 2022
Series
New York Academy of Sciences Ser.
Contents
Intro
CALCULATION SKILLS FOR NURSES
Contents
Preface
Introduction
Acknowledgements
Latin Abbreviations
The 24-Hour Clock
Part 1 DIAGNOSIS
Chapter 1 CALCULATIONS REVISION
FEELING A BIT RUSTY?
DECIMAL
Rounding Decimal Numbers
METRIC MEASURES
Conversion from One Unit to Another
Converting Larger Units to the Next Smaller Unit
Converting Smaller Units to the Next Larger Unit
PERCENTAGES
Calculating the Percentage of a Number
Finding One Amount as a Percentage of Another
Strength of a Solution
FRACTIONS
Simplifying Fractions
Changing Fractions into Decimals
Simple Conversions from Fractions, Decimals and Percentages
RATIOS
AVERAGES
Chapter 2 CALCULATIONS SELF-ASSESSMENT
Part 2 UNDERSTANDING NURSING CALCULATIONS
Chapter 3 METRIC UNITS AND CONVERSIONS
Chapter 4 TABLETS AND CAPSULES
Chapter 5 LIQUIDS AND INJECTABLES
CALCULATORS
Chapter 6 SYRINGES AND MENISCUS
THE SYRINGE
Types of Syringe
Needles Come in Gauge Sizes
INJECTIONS
Needles for Injection
Meniscus
Chapter 7 DISPLACEMENT VALUES
Let's Explain this Another Way
Chapter 8 DOSAGES ACCORDING TO BODY WEIGHT
Chapter 9 DRIP RATES
Chapter 10 DRIP-RATE DURATION
Chapter 11 SYRINGE DRIVERS AND PUMPS
SYRINGE DRIVERS
Millimetres Per Hour
Chapter 12 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
Part 3 PUTTING IT ALL INTO PRACTICE
Chapter 13 FLUID CHARTS
Chapter 14 MALNUTRITION UNIVERSAL SCREENING TOOL (MUST) ASSESSMENT
Chapter 15 EARLY WARNING SCORE (EWS) ASSESSMENT.
Chapter 16 WATERLOW ASSESSMENT
Chapter 17 PRESCRIPTION CHARTS
Chapter 18 LOOKING AT BUDGETS
Chapter 19 INTERPRETING DATA
Chapter 20 EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
Chapter 21 BODY MASS INDEX
BMI GUIDELINES
Part 4 TESTING YOUR KNOWLEDGE
Chapter 22 KNOWLEDGE TESTS
KNOWLEDGE TEST 1
KNOWLEDGE TEST 2
KNOWLEDGE TEST 3
KNOWLEDGE TEST 4
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
Nursing Calculation Formulas.
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