Calculation Skills for Nurses - Boyd, Claire

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Preface vii Introduction ix Acknowledgements xiii Latin Abbreviations xv The 24-Hour Clock xvii Part 1: Diagnosis 1 1 Calculations Self-Assessment 3 2 Calculations Revision 9 3 Metric Units and Conversions 33 Part 2: Understanding Nursing Calculations 43 4 Tablets and Capsules 45 5 Liquids and Injectables 53 6 Syringes and Meniscus 63 7 Displacement Values 75 8 Dosages According To Body Weight 81 9 Drip Rates and Drip-Rate Durations 87 10 Syringe Drivers and Pumps 97 11 Paediatric Nursing 107 Part 3: Putting it All Into Practice 119 12 Fluid Charts 121 13 Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (Must) Assessment 127 14 National Early Warning Score (News 2) Assessment 131 15 Waterlow Assessment 141 16 Prescription Charts 147 17 Looking At Budgets 155 18 Interpreting Data 161 19 Employment Services - Sample Test Questions 173 20 Body Mass Index 185 Part 4: Testing Your Knowledge 191 21 Knowledge Tests 193 Answers To Activity Questions 205 Part 5: Appendices 225 Appendix 1: Fluid Chart 227 Appendix 2: Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool 229 Appendix 3: National Early Warning Score (News 2) Observation Chart 237 Appendix 4: Waterlow Pressure Ulcer Prevention/Treatment Policy 239 Appendix 5: Conversion Tables 241 Index 245