Calculation Skills for Nurses

by Claire Boyd

Overview

Calculate the correct drug dosage every single time with help from this essential nursing guide

In the newly revised Second Edition of Calculation Skills for Nurses, author Claire Boyd delivers a practical and effective treatment of crucial nursing calculation abilities designed to instil confidence and competence in healthcare professionals.

Written for anyone working in the healthcare setting who requires mathematical assistance, the book is designed to teach the skills required by the Nursing and Midwifery Council Standards, Proficiency for Nursing Associates, Pre-registration Nursing Associate Programme, The Code—Professional Standards for Practice and Behaviour For Nurses, Midwives, and Nursing Associates, and the NMC Essential Skills Clusters.

This latest edition includes more practice activities, greater inclusivity, more test questions, more practice with budgets and data interpretation, and more online resources. You’ll use a formula-based approach and gain the understanding necessary to know when to apply which formula and why.

The book also includes:

• A thorough grounding in basic math, preparing you for more complex areas of nursing calculation
• Comprehensive explorations of the information you need to know in the clinical arena, including working out drug dosages
• Practical discussions of the application of concepts to nursing practice, including different areas of healthcare and working with budgets
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of key areas, while being tested to consolidate your familiarity with the text

Calculation Skills for Nurses is perfect for practicing nurses and nursing students who seek to boost their confidence and competence in this core area of nursing.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781119808121
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	03/21/2022
Series:	Student Survival Skills
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

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.

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Table of Contents

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

Editorial Reviews

Everyone who has anything to do with drug calculations should have this book, even the doctors! Anyone who enjoys maths would also love this book, especially if you are likely to want to teach any of it.”  (Nursing Times, 30 July 2014)

“This book, by a registered nurse and practice development  trainer, is concise and easy to follow.”  (Nursing Older People, 1 November 2013)

 

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