[Daytonite]

You all know what Sparks Notes are, don't you? Those page size plastic sheets of information on all kinds of college subjects that you can buy at your college bookstore for about $5 each. Well, here is the company's online site. This will link you into math information.

http://www.sparknotes.com/math/ - this is Spark Notes Math Study Guide. You link into the subjects in math that you are looking for information on. Also includes some practice problems with answers within the various sections.

[stacyinMD]

Thanks for posting those links. Math is my weak area...I know if I can just get through it I'll be fine.

Stacy

[Tundra23]

Hello all,

I am new to this site and do not even know where to begin.... let me tell you a bit about me... I am 37...years young.. with 3 teenage children... I took care of my {{{ Dad}}} for the last 3 years he has had a colostomy pouch... with this last year being tough... he had kidney failure, and had to go to Dialysis 3 times a week for 3 1/2 hrs each visit.. I stopped work<at a bank> to take care of him full time. (spend time with him)as of this October he got real sick... tired and could not walk far.. his heart was giving up..he had CPD,, and CHF... only 25% of his heart was working... they said there was nothing more that they could do.. he came home... and Hospice helpped us ... he passed away on Dec 11th 2005 10:35pm with my boyfriend and myself right there with him. This is what has made me decide to become a nurse... it never occured to me... being that I am 37... to "start a New Career" But In my heart I know ... I Can Do IT! I saw the difference it made when we had very nice nurses come in the hospital room and also when we had ones that were not so nice.... ok sorry so long..

I made a promise to myself and to my {{Dad}} that this is what I am to do.. Now I am nervous... I have not had to do math in such a long time... not real hard math... I am stressing and it did not even get started yet.. I have a Nursing Entry Exam... on this Friday..Jan13th. it is like 2-3 hrs long they said.. with reading and math... reading easy MATH i want to scream... I found some links that I do find Very helpful and will use them.. but I think I am trying to do TOOOOO much.. Does anyone else know what to expect on this entry test? Any info... would be Great. Help me through this.

Thanks The Rose

[tutusandfrogs]

I am sorry about your dad..

with my application I got a self test.....

Here is the link I used to help with fractions...

http://www.math.com/school/subject1/.../S1U4L2GL.html

on the left you will see diff. links to do diff things with fractions.

Here are examples of the self test I got for the LPN course in Winnipeg CA.

Reduce to lowest terms:
1. 16/24
2. 18/96
3. 70/490

Multiply these fractions:
1. 1/6 x 4/5 x 5/2
2. 1/5 x 15/45
3. 1/2 x 2/3

Divide these fractions:
1. 1/75 divided by 1/150
2. 1/8 divided by 1/4
3. 2/3 divided by 1/2

Change these fractions to decimals:
1. 1/6
2. 4/5
3. 1/8

Write these fractions in long hand:
1. 0.25
2. 1.17
3. 0.1

Round these decimal to nearest hundredth:
1. 0.25
2. 132.547
3. 4.539

Which decimal has the greater value:
1. 0.125 of .5
2. 1.002 or .567
3. 0.25 or 0.4

Solve:
1. You are to give 500,000 units of ampicillin. The bottle is labled 1,000,000 units/4ml. You will give ___ ml.

2. You are to give morphine 60mg. Tablets are labeled 40mg each. You will give ___ tablet/s.

3. You are to give equanil 0.2g. Tablets are 400mg each. You will give ___ tablet/s.

4. You are to give demerol 100mg. Tablets are labled .1g each. You will give ___ tablets.

I find the last 3 areas the easiest, and also multiplying and reducing fractions.

[Fun2Care]

Welcome to AllNurses.com, and I am also so sorry about your father.

As far as the math portion, after reading the above post, ratios also came to mind. On the NET, there were ratios, basic math, and basic Algebra.



Good luck to you...I know it's hard, but sometimes it takes a tragedy to make us realize where we belong in life. I wish you well.

[Tundra23]

Thank you for your help with my math... I really needed it... I took my Nurse Entry Exam.....2 1/2 hrs..... and guess what...???? I PASSED I do not have to take any other classes... like I thought I was going to have to ....wooooo hooooooooo I hope to start my LPN classes in April. So wish me luck.... I am just so very happy and excited... I know it may not be an easy road ahead..... but My heart is in it all the way....

I did find another web Site to help with math .... called aol step by step math...you can use it for 90 days.... free... if you like it you keep it just for 5 more dollars on you aol account. check it out... it did help me a little I just did not find it soon enough to get through the -75/-5 That is the one of my places I had problems with on the testing... but I passed now doing a little happy dance...

woooo hooooooooo


take care..... The Rose out aka>LPN4DAD

[tutusandfrogs]

Congrats Tundra!!! Keep us up to date!!

[nanie]

I am going to check these site out.
I have my dosage calulation class test this Wed. 29th.

Any advice welcome!
thanks
Mary

[Angel 3]

Thank all of you with these very helpful math links. That's what I'm concerned about the most when taking the NET.

[karen72830]

I used AAAMATH.COM