Applying numeracy skills in clinical practice: fluid balance.
This article aims to identify and improve nurses' numeracy skills in one specific area of clinical practice: fluid balance. Three different patient scenarios are used as examples to show what type of calculations nurses need to be able to perform to ensure good practice.
Chapelhow
Carol
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University of Northumbria, Newcastle upon Tyne. carol.chapelhow@unn.ac.uk
Crouch
Sandra
S
D000328:Adult; D001835:Body Weight; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004750:Enteral Nutrition / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D005260:Female; D005440:Fluid Therapy / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D006801:Humans; D007394:International System of Units; D008297:Male; D008433:Mathematics; D008792:Metric System; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D009751:Nutritional Requirements; D014883:Water-Electrolyte Imbalance / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*