24-HOUR CLOCK Protecting yourself and the patient Standard precautions Additional precautions Hand hygiene Personal protective equipment (PPE) Body fluids exposure Moving patients safely Falls prevention Venous thromboembolism (VTE) prevention Signs of stroke MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION Six rights and more Tips in preventing medication errors Safety tips with oral medications Safety tips with injections Medication administration and student nurses Abbreviations used in medication administration Checks for medications and intravenous fluids at shift changeover Medication orders Metric system and symbols Drug calculations/formulas Drug name endings and related information Drugs and antidotes OXYGEN CONCENTRATION DELIVERY FLUID BALANCE Measurements useful for fluid balance charts Tips with fluid balance charts Classification of urine output Types of IV fluids Drip rates Intravenous site checks Body weight method for calculating daily maintenance fluids Stomach capacity from newborn to 2 years Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS): Safe sleeping VITAL SIGNS Vital signs: Normal ranges Early warning systems QUICK HEAD-TO-TOE ASSESSMENT PAIN ASSESSMENT Common sites of referred pain from various body organs LANDMARKS TO IDENTIFY ABDOMINAL AREAS The nine abdominal regions The four abdominal quadrants BLOOD VALUES NORMAL VALUES IN A URINALYSIS MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT RESUSCITATION Cardiac rhythms When to seek help/patient review CPR Basic life support flow chart Paediatric cardiopulmonary arrest flow chart Adult cardiorespiratory arrest flow chart Choking flow chart WOUND CARE Factors that inhibit healing Wound types Phases of wound healing Wound assessment Pressure injuries Stages of pressure injuries Pressure injury risk assessment tools Pressure injury prevention Wound dressings Some wound-care products Calculation of ankle/brachial pressure index (ABPI) Skin tears NURSING PROCESS DOCUMENTATION Practice guidelines Writing with SOAPIE CLINICAL HANDOVER ISBAR Tips for verbal shift-to-shift handovers for students TIME MANAGEMENT GRID CHECKLIST TO BE COMPLETED AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH SHIFT USEFUL WEBSITES GENERAL ABBREVIATIONS