Nursing Student's Maths & Medications Survival Guide

Professor Kerry Reid-Searl (AM) is an Emeritus Professor at CQUniversity Professor of Innovation and Simulation in the School of Nursing and Midwifery at the University of Tasmania. Kerry has been involved in nursing education for more than 32 years and over this time she has remained clinically current. Her research interests include patient safety, simulation, paediatrics and undergraduate nursing education. Emeritus Professor Trudy Dwyer has a background in critical care nursing, clinical teaching and the higher education sector. Professor Lorna Moxham is a Professor of Mental Health Nursing at the School of Nursing. the University of Wollongong. Lorna is a Board member of STRIDE Mental Health. Jo Reid-Speirs has more than three decades of experience as an educator across a range of roles and sectors. Her dynamic approach to education in mathematics combines experience, innovation, and a commitment to fostering lifelong learning.

INTRODUCTION
MATHS REVISITED
Mathematical symbols
Order of operations
Applying addition and subtraction to fluid balance charts
Number fact grids
Time
Fractions, decimal and percentage conversions
The base system
The decimal point
Revisiting basic algorithm
Working with fractions
Percentages
Rounding
The metric system
HANDY TABLES INVOLVING MEASUREMENT
Paediatrics
Rule of nines
Body Mass Index (BMI)
FORMULAS USED IN HEALTH CARE
Calculating dosage using a formula
Standard medication charts
The medication order
The medication label
Telephone orders of prescription drugs
Frequency and times of medication administration
Commonly used abbreviations
APPLYING DRUG CALCULATIONS USING FORMULAS
Calculating oral medications
Calculating parenteral medications
INTRAVENOUS THERAPY
Fluid redistribution properties
The legal fluid order
The legal additive label
Abbreviations for intravenous fluids
Calculating intravenous fluid rates
Electronic infusions
HIGH-RISK MEDICATIONS
INSULIN
Subcutaneous insulin administration
HEPARIN AND OTHER ANTICOAGULANTS
Heparin
Warfarin
Other oral anticoagulants
THE PROCESS OF MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION
The 'six rights' and 'more'
Preventing medication errors