Free printable · For nursing students and nurses
The Shift Sheet: one free page for your pocket
Twelve numbers and rules worth knowing cold, plus blood-draw Spanish. Print it, fold it, keep it in your scrub pocket.
- 8 lab values you'll check every shift, each with what to do: potassium, sodium, glucose, magnesium, platelets, INR, ABG pH and lactate.
- 4 high-alert medication rules behind some of the worst mix-ups.
- The rule of 15 for low blood sugar, and ROME for ABGs with a worked example.
- 5 blood-draw phrases in Spanish, with a sounds-like guide.
From the Break Room Notes study guides. Checked and edited by the shop's owner: a practicing physician (MD) and certified medical interpreter.
Plus 4 free one-page samples: bedside Spanish, med math, pharmacology and medical Spanish cards.
Education only, not medical advice. Ranges vary by laboratory: use your facility's reference values, orders and policies. The Spanish is for simple rapport and instructions; use a qualified medical interpreter for consent, diagnoses and teaching.