Solving calculations in a busy environment can be tough and time consuming. This quick reference guide, featuring basic maths concepts and medication administration, will help you take the problem out of problem solving.
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Ann Richards is one of the adapters of Galbraith, Fundamentals of Pharmacology. She is the author of Elsevier's best selling 'A Nurse's Survival Guide to the Ward'.
INTRODUCTION MATHS REVISITED
Mathematical symbols
Order of operations
Number fact grids
Time
Hindu-Arabic and Roman numerals
Fraction, decimal and percentage conversions
The base system
The decimal point
Measuring a fluid balance chart
Revisiting basic algorithms
Working with fractions
Percentages
Rounding
The metric system
some handy tables involving measurement
Intravenous fluid requirements
Rule of nines
formulas used in nursing
Calculating dosage using a formula
applying drug calculations using formulas
Calculating oral medications
Calculating parenteral medications
safe medication administration
Categories of drugs
What must be on a prescription and administration record
What makes a prescription valid
What is on a medication label
Frequency and times of medication administration
Commonly used and understood abbreviations Other abbreviations
Intravenous fluids-what is on a fluid order
Abbreviations for intravenous fluids
Intravenous fluids-drip rates for giving sets where 20 drops = 1 mL
The process of medication administration
Medication administration guidelines for students
Preventing errors