[olangchung]

Can anyone tell me what is gonna be on hessi test.

[gina3094]

this is great!!!
i have a math test in two weeks!!

thank you!!!

[Hoping4Thebest]

Wow!! It is so refreshing to see that other nursing students have Math issues. I swear, I feel like I am the only one experiencing difficulty.
Definitely Good To Know!!!!

Thanks!

[Abishag]

Okay I don't remember which forum I was in but read that a student was told they had to get all but two right on the test. If they missed more than two question (not sure how many total) they would get a phone call not to come back!

Ummm...is this the norm?? Did everyone else get the same response? I mean I TOTALLY understand that messing up calculations can be deadly to the patient but are we talking the basic math calculations or drug calculations? and how many questions??

I'm not starting school until next semester and I'm not terribly bad at math but when I'm in panick mode on a test I can sometimes blank out. I just want to be prepared...maybe I should start learning the math now before I start the class?? Any suggestions?

[sarmike1]

They do not like it when you are having a lot of trouble with med calcs if they think you have been taught well by them. But just remember DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS!!! IT WORKS GREAT. You can buy a med calc book and get a head start or possibly take a class for it before you start school. Don't sweat it you will be fine.

Mike

[c2010]

Dimensional analysis- UGH.

I can use it when we're converting units. But doing the other drug calculations? For some reason I just can't "get it". Maybe I'm just reading it wrong, and I need to spend some more time with it. Problem is, I've got a test on Monday and a skills practicum on Tuesday, so I just don't feel like taking time out from studying that stuff to study math. I've been using ratios to solve the problems, and they come out fine.

Our teacher told us this week that the school wants us to use dimensional analysis. For the test we have today, as long as we get the right answer she's ok with it. But- for our next class, she said we may have to use dimensional analysis whether we like it or not.

[Daytonite]

Guys! There are weblinks to tutorials on how to do dimensional analysis on the first page of this thread--post #3.

[RainbowGirlNurse]

In my nursing school the first semester you have a math test which you have 3 chances to get 100% on. If you don't get a perfect score after the 3rd time you are kicked out. We also have a math test each semester after that which you must get 100% or you flunk the class.

[c2010]

We have 3 tries to get 80%.

And that's a very good thing considering I didn't pass the dosage calculation test last night

[angel4gramma]

hello, Please tell me if this is right
240 mls over 4 hrs. tubing has drop factor 10gtt/ml
I get 10 gtt/min