Nursing Calculations and IV Therapy For Dummies, UK Edition

Claire Boyd is a practice development trainer with the NHS and specialises in giving nurses the skills and self-belief to progress their careers. Her expertise is combined with a friendly approach to make learning both fast and fun.

• Introduction 1Part I: Getting Started with Nursing Calculations and IV Therapy 5Chapter 1: Getting the Lowdown on Nursing Calculations and IV Therapy 7Chapter 2: It’s about Units, Innit! The Metric System of Measurement 19Chapter 3: Making a Point: Fractions and Decimals 33Chapter 4: Ordering Parts with Percentages, Averages and Ratios 45Chapter 5: Making Sense of Moles and Solution Concentrates 59Chapter 6: Administering Drugs Accurately and Safely 69Part II: Working Out Tablet and Liquid Dosages 89Chapter 7: Measuring the Important Vital Signs 91Chapter 8: Sorting Out Medication Dosages 111Chapter 9: Making Out the Make‐Up of Pills 127Chapter 10: Keeping Up to Scratch on Injections 137Chapter 11: Comprehending Diagnostic Blood Tests: Venepuncture 155Chapter 12: Using Advanced Formulae 169Chapter 13: Monitoring Patients for Adverse Reactions 179Part III: Figuring Out Infusion Rates for IV Therapy 197Chapter 14: Water, Water, Everywhere! Looking at IV Fluids 199Chapter 15: Discussing Drips and Drops: IV Therapy 221Chapter 16: Round Peg in a Square Hole: Getting Drugs and Fluidsinto the Body 239Chapter 17: Administering Blood Components 259Chapter 18: Reducing Infections and Needle Injuries 271Chapter 19: Checking for IV Therapy Complications 285Chapter 20: Meeting Sister Morphine: The Poppy and Pain Management 301Part IV: Testing Your Calculations and IV Knowledge 311Chapter 21: 101 Questions to Test Your IV Therapy Knowledge 313Chapter 22: 101 Answers to the IV Therapy Questions 321Part V: The Part of Tens 341Chapter 23: Ten Tips for Administering IV Drugs Safely 343Chapter 24: Ten Useful Drug‐Administration Formulae 349Chapter 25: Ten Key Points When Administering Medication 355Index 359