Pocket Nurse · Resources

Nursing resources

Around fifty guides and the lab panels, written by a practising nurse for nursing students and nurses.

Guides

Calculations and methods

IV drip rate calculation in drops per minute: the formula and 3 worked examples · Syringe pump rate calculation in mL/hr: method and worked examples

3 guides

Rhythm and recovery

How to recover after a night shift: a nurse's step-by-step method · How to survive consecutive night shifts: a plan for a run of nights

6 guides

Schedule and organisation

How to organise your shift schedule as a nursing student on placement · How to ask for shift preferences as a nurse without annoying your manager

2 guides

Lab values

The 131 tests in Pocket Nurse, grouped by panel as in the app. Reference ranges, critical values and variations by age or sex are in the app.

Haematology / CBC

Haemostasis

Electrolytes and chemistry

Liver panel

Lipid panel

Pancreatic panel

131 tests grouped into 17 panels ›