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Claire Boyd. Calculation Skills for Nurses
Table of Contents
List of Tables
Guide
Pages
Student Survival Skills Series
CALCULATION SKILLS FOR NURSES
Preface
Introduction
Nursing Associate
USEFUL WEB RESOURCES:
Nurse Prescriber
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Acknowledgements
Latin Abbreviations
THE 24‐HOUR CLOCK
Part 1 DIAGNOSIS
Chapter 1 CALCULATIONS SELF‐ASSESSMENT
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Activity 1.1
KEY POINT
USEFUL WEB RESOURCES
Chapter 2 CALCULATIONS REVISION
LEARNING OUTCOMES
FEELING A BIT RUSTY?
Symbols and Signs
ADDITION
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SUBTRACTION. Let me show you an example…
Activity 2.1
MULTIPLICATION
DIVISION
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Activity 2.2
DECIMALS
Decimal
Rounding Decimal Numbers
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Activity 2.3
PERCENTAGES
Percentage
Calculating the Percentage of a Number
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Finding One Amount as a Percentage of Another
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Activity 2.4
CONCENTRATIONS
Strength of a Solution
% weight in weight (w/w)
% Weight in Volume (w/v)
% Volume in Volume (v/v)
FRACTIONS
Fraction
Simplifying Fractions
Changing Fractions into Decimals
Activity 2.5
Simple Conversions from Fractions, Decimals and Percentages
RATIOS
Ratio
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Activity 2.6
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AVERAGES
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Activity 2.8
KEY POINTS
USEFUL WEB RESOURCES
Chapter 3 METRIC UNITS AND CONVERSIONS
LEARNING OUTCOMES
METRIC MEASURES
Nanogram
Metric Weights
Conversion from One Unit to Another
Converting Larger Units to the Next Smaller Unit
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Converting Smaller Units to the Next Larger Unit
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Activity 3.1
Imperial Weights
Activity 3.2
Picogram
METRIC UNITS OF LENGTH
Centile Charts
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Activity 3.3
KEY POINTS
USEFUL WEB RESOURCES
Part 2 UNDERSTANDING NURSING CALCULATIONS
Chapter 4 TABLETS AND CAPSULES
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Capsule
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Prescription Chart
Activity 4.1a
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Activity 4.1b
TOTAL DAILY DOSES
Activity 4.2
KEY POINTS
USEFUL WEB RESOURCES
Chapter 5 LIQUIDS AND INJECTABLES
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Intradermal Injection
Subcutaneous Injection
Intramuscular Injection
Intravenous Injection
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Ampoule
Activity 5.1
Speed shock
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CALCULATORS
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KEY POINTS
USEFUL WEB RESOURCES
Chapter 6 SYRINGES AND MENISCUS
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Enteral route
Analgesia route
THE SYRINGE
Calibration
Types of Syringe
Insulin
Insulin
Heparin
Heparin
Activity 6.1
Needle Gauge Sizes
INJECTIONS
Needles for Injection
Meniscus
Activity 6.2
KEY POINTS
USEFUL WEB RESOURCES
Chapter 7 DISPLACEMENT VALUES
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Paediatric Care
Neonatal Care
Reconstituting Drugs
Amoxicillin
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Let’s Explain this Another Way
Ceftazidime
Bolus Injection
Activity 7.1
KEY POINTS
USEFUL WEB RESOURCES
Chapter 8 DOSAGES ACCORDING TO BODY WEIGHT
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Titration
Critical Care
Activity 8.1
Activity 8.2
KEY POINTS
USEFUL WEB RESOURCES
Chapter 9 DRIP RATES AND DRIP‐RATE DURATIONS
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Activity 9.1
Hartmann’s Solution
Burette
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Activity 9.2
DRIP RATE DURATION
Roller Clamp
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Activity 9.3
KEY POINTS
USEFUL WEB RESOURCES
Chapter 10 SYRINGE DRIVERS AND PUMPS
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Activity 10.1
Metronidazole
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Activity 10.2
SYRINGE DRIVERS
Millimetres Per Hour
Diamorphine
Cyclizine
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Activity 10.3
KEY POINTS
USEFUL WEB RESOURCES
Chapter 11 PAEDIATRIC NURSING
LEARNING OUTCOMES
WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NURSING CALCULATIONS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS?
Chemotherapy Drugs
WORKING OUT DRUG DOSAGES
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WORKING OUT WEIGHT CONVERSIONS
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WORKING OUT FLUID BALANCE CALCULATIONS
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WORKING OUT FLUID DRUG CALCULATIONS
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DRUG DOSAGES ACCORDING TO BODY WEIGHT
Diazepam
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DOSAGES ACCORDING TO SURFACE AREA
Activity 11.1
KEY POINTS
USEFUL WEB RESOURCES
Part 3 PUTTING IT ALL INTO PRACTICE
Chapter 12 FLUID CHARTS
LEARNING OUTCOMES
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Fluid Balance
Activity 12.1
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Activity 12.3
KEY POINTS
USEFUL WEB RESOURCES
Chapter 13 MALNUTRITION UNIVERSAL SCREENING TOOL (MUST) ASSESSMENT
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Malnutrition
Malnourished
Obese
Activity 13.1
KEY POINTS
USEFUL WEB RESOURCES
Chapter 14 NATIONAL EARLY WARNING SCORE (NEWS 2) ASSESSMENT
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Systolic Blood Pressure
Neurological Observation
Level of Consciousness
Oxygen
Hypercapnic Failure
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Activity 14.1
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KEY POINTS
USEFUL WEB RESOURCES
Chapter 15 WATERLOW ASSESSMENT
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Pressure ulcer
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Activity 15.1
Ready for another one? Activity 15.2
KEY POINT
USEFUL WEB RESOURCES
Chapter 16 PRESCRIPTION CHARTS
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Activity 16.1
Contra‐indication
Activity 16.2
Sublingual route
MARR CHART
Activity 16.3
KEY POINT
USEFUL WEB RESOURCES
Chapter 17 LOOKING AT BUDGETS
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Activity 17.1
Venepuncture
Activity 17.2
Activity 17.3
Activity 17.4
KEY POINTS
USEFUL WEB RESOURCES
Chapter 18 INTERPRETING DATA
LEARNING OUTCOMES
SERIOUS HAZARDS OF TRANSFUSION
Haemovigilance
KEY POINTS
Activity 18.1
Dyspnoea
Biochemistry Results
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Activity 18.2
Arterial Blood Gas Testing
Activity 18.3
Covid 19
Activity 18.4
Covid‐19 Vaccinations
Activity 18.5
KEY POINTS
USEFUL WEB RESOURCES
Chapter 19 EMPLOYMENT SERVICES – SAMPLE TEST QUESTIONS
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Pre‐employment Calculations Test
Activity 19.1
SAMPLE TEST QUESTIONS FOR NURSING ASSOCIATES
Activity 19.2
SAMPLE TEST QUESTIONS FOR ASSISTANT PRACTITIONERS
Activity 19.3
SAMPLE TEST QUESTIONS FOR PAEDIATRIC NURSES AND MIDWIVES
Activity 19.4
SAMPLE TEST QUESTIONS FOR MENTAL HEALTH NURSES
Activity 19.5
SAMPLE TEST QUESTIONS FOR LEARNING DISABILITIES NURSES
Activity 19.6
NURSE PRESCRIBER SAMPLE TEST QUESTIONS
Nurse Prescriber
Activity 19.7
KEY POINT
USEFUL WEB RESOURCES
Chapter 20 BODY MASS INDEX
LEARNING OUTCOMES
BODY MASS INDEX
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Activity 20.1
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WEIGHT LOSS
Activity 20.5
KEY POINT
USEFUL WEB RESOURCES
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 Questions. Activity 1.1
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Activity 2.3. SECTION ONE
SECTION TWO
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Activity 3.1. SECTION ONE
SECTION TWO
SECTION THREE
SECTION FOUR
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Chapter 21. Knowledge test 1
Knowledge test 2
Knowledge test 3
Knowledge test 4
Part 5 APPENDICES
Appendix 1 FLUID CHART
FLUID CHART
Appendix 2 MALNUTRITION UNIVERSAL SCREENING TOOL
‘MALNUTRITION UNIVERSAL SCREENING TOOL’
‘MUST’
THE 5 ‘MUST’ STEPS
Alternative measurements and considerations
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
STONES TO KILOGRAMS
POUNDS TO KILOGRAMS
HEIGHT CONVERSION CHART
USEFUL CONVERSIONS
Index
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