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hello there. i'm not an lpn as of yet, but i will be in 2008 permitting if i pass the test. i'm not really good in math and i have disliked it all my life. as you know, nurses need a lot of math in order to do doseage calculations, ht. and wt., surface area, drug doseages for peds, monitoring iv, giving im, sq, or id injection etc...i hope math won't be my downfall as a nurse because i really love nursing! does anybody have any suggestions about an easier way to do mental math for drug calculations??? any help will be appreciated. thank you so much. :):):)

Don't worry your post wasn't too long. I wish you good luck and hope that your clinicals go great today!!! yuo should be proud of yourself for getting your resident to eat more and drink her fluids, that's great and that just reminds you of why you wanted to become a nurse:nurse::nurse::nurse:!!! That's why I want to become a nurse, to help people and make a difference!!! I am abut 4 weeks away from taking my first math class at my school-I will be taking to more math classes after this one, the one i will be taking in 4 weeks is basic math. Do you think that will help me to understand nursing math better? the next two math classes after basic math will be what my school calls Alegebra 1A and Alegebra 1B-I think that means Alegebra 1 & 2. I picked these math classes to refresh my memory and help me to understand nursing math better but it might be kind of hard because I will be taking them all online!!!:uhoh3::uhoh3::uhoh3: If I have any problems with these classes or i get stuck on solving any problems or equations will you help me, if you can? I would really appreciate it:):):)

Hello Missy. thank you. Yes, the math c;asses that you wi;l be taking will indeed help you with Nursing. A lot of math in Nursing is just basic Algebra 1 and 2. Yes, if you need any help when you do take your math clases, I will be happy to help if I can. Alll, you have to do is just PM me or post it on here. :) It's no problem. Well, I just wanted to tell you that last clincials on Monday went well. I did my assessment as told and I took a test on "Health Promotion for the Older Adult." I wanted an A, but I got a B. Tomorrow, I have clinicals as well and this time our teacher will pick our residents for us! It was supposed to be last class (On monday), but she changed it to tomorrow. Wish me luck. So you take care and please keep me posted. :):):):nurse:

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Hello Missy. thank you. Yes, the math c;asses that you wi;l be taking will indeed help you with Nursing. A lot of math in Nursing is just basic Algebra 1 and 2. Yes, if you need any help when you do take your math clases, I will be happy to help if I can. Alll, you have to do is just PM me or post it on here. :) It's no problem. Well, I just wanted to tell you that last clincials on Monday went well. I did my assessment as told and I took a test on "Health Promotion for the Older Adult." I wanted an A, but I got a B. Tomorrow, I have clinicals as well and this time our teacher will pick our residents for us! It was supposed to be last class (On monday), but she changed it to tomorrow. Wish me luck. So you take care and please keep me posted. :):):):nurse:

Well I wish you luck in your clinicals tomorrow Don't worry a B is a great grade and you should be proud of yourself. And thank you so much I will definitley PM you or post it here when I need help. I really appreciate it, you are so helpful:):):) And I will definitley keep you posted, Keep me posted as well ok!!! I called my CC today and they said they recieved my confirmation letter and hopefully I will get in the Fall 2008 LVN program!!!:nurse::nurse::nurse:wish me luck:biggringi:biggringi:biggringi!!!

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Well I wish you luck in your clinicals tomorrow Don't worry a B is a great grade and you should be proud of yourself. And thank you so much I will definitley PM you or post it here when I need help. I really appreciate it, you are so helpful:):):) And I will definitley keep you posted, Keep me posted as well ok!!! I called my CC today and they said they recieved my confirmation letter and hopefully I will get in the Fall 2008 LVN program!!!:nurse::nurse::nurse:wish me luck:biggringi:biggringi:biggringi!!!

I definitey wish you luck. really hope that you get in into the LVN program. Well, sorry that I have not replied; I've been soo busy with HW and studying for the ACT (American College Test). It's a test that evaluates how much you've learned from high school. The tests are not mandatory; but I want to go to college, so I have to take it. Everything was easy except the science portion. I hope I did good. Anyways, clinicals was a little harder for me this time around because I had a resident who likes to hit back. Yes, I got hit but I'm okay. :) I only had to deal with her for the week; so next week, it's another resident. Though, I must say, I felt so sorry for my resident becuase I bet you she is angry at the world; she likes to remain in control. So I'll let you know how clinicals go on Tuesday. :):):):nurse:Keep me posted okay....

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I definitey wish you luck. really hope that you get in into the LVN program. Well, sorry that I have not replied; I've been soo busy with HW and studying for the ACT (American College Test). It's a test that evaluates how much you've learned from high school. The tests are not mandatory; but I want to go to college, so I have to take it. Everything was easy except the science portion. I hope I did good. Anyways, clinicals was a little harder for me this time around because I had a resident who likes to hit back. Yes, I got hit but I'm okay. :) I only had to deal with her for the week; so next week, it's another resident. Though, I must say, I felt so sorry for my resident becuase I bet you she is angry at the world; she likes to remain in control. So I'll let you know how clinicals go on Tuesday. :):):):nurse:Keep me posted okay....

I am sure that you did great on the science part, keep me posted on how you did ok!!! I am so sorry your resident hit you and I am sure she is mad at the world or maybe her family and unfortunately you are the who she takes her angry out on. I hope that a resident never hits me that would be so scary. I hope that your clinicals next week go better and keep me posted ok!!!Hnag in there ok you can do and don't take it personally I am sure your resident is not mad at you, your just there so keep your head up and I jope that your resident gets better.:):):)

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I am sure that you did great on the science part, keep me posted on how you did ok!!! I am so sorry your resident hit you and I am sure she is mad at the world or maybe her family and unfortunately you are the who she takes her angry out on. I hope that a resident never hits me that would be so scary. I hope that your clinicals next week go better and keep me posted ok!!!Hnag in there ok you can do and don't take it personally I am sure your resident is not mad at you, your just there so keep your head up and I hope that your resident gets better.:):):)

thank you for your support. You are too kind. I really appreciate it. Yes, I agree with you; I hope my resdient gets better too. Well, as the the ACT, I don't get my results until 5-7 wks later. I'll let you know as soon as I find out. As for clinicals, it went extremely well today.:):):) We were put in pairs to take care of one resident together. So, I was with one of my friends. It was excellent. We had my friend's resident and she was good. The resident was nice and very sweet. She was alert and oriented. That a good thing! All, I can say is that I can wait until Thursday becuase we go to clincials again. I love and I'm very passionate about my nursing, as you can probabaly tell! So how are you doing today? What classes are you taking now? You take care and I'll talk to you later. Keep me posted!!! :):):):nurse:

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thank you for your support. You are too kind. I really appreciate it. Yes, I agree with you; I hope my resdient gets better too. Well, as the the ACT, I don't get my results until 5-7 wks later. I'll let you know as soon as I find out. As for clinicals, it went extremely well today.:):):) We were put in pairs to take care of one resident together. So, I was with one of my friends. It was excellent. We had my friend's resident and she was good. The resident was nice and very sweet. She was alert and oriented. That a good thing! All, I can say is that I can wait until Thursday becuase we go to clincials again. I love and I'm very passionate about my nursing, as you can probabaly tell! So how are you doing today? What classes are you taking now? You take care and I'll talk to you later. Keep me posted!!! :):):):nurse:

Thanks so very much:):):) you are too kind too!!! Whenever I need advice, help, or tips you always help me out and I truly appreciate that:welcome:!!! And I am sure that you did great on your ACT test, keep me posted ok. I wish you luck in your next clinicals and that is so great that your are so passionate about nursing, that's why I want to becomea nurse so bad because I am very passionate about nursing as well and I cannot wait until I start nursing school and I can help my patients!!! I am doing great today, how about you how are you doingThe classes I am taking right now are Health and Human Services in the United States and World Literature and these classes are great. And in 4 weeks I will be taking Basic math and I am so very nervous!!!:uhoh21::uhoh21::uhoh21:

You take care as well ok, keep me posted ok:saint::saint::saint:

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Thanks so very much:):):) you are too kind too!!! Whenever I need advice, help, or tips you always help me out and I truly appreciate that:welcome:!!! And I am sure that you did great on your ACT test, keep me posted ok. I wish you luck in your next clinicals and that is so great that your are so passionate about nursing, that's why I want to becomea nurse so bad because I am very passionate about nursing as well and I cannot wait until I start nursing school and I can help my patients!!! I am doing great today, how about you how are you doingThe classes I am taking right now are Health and Human Services in the United States and World Literature and these classes are great. And in 4 weeks I will be taking Basic math and I am so very nervous!!!:uhoh21::uhoh21::uhoh21:

You take care as well ok, keep me posted ok:saint::saint::saint:

Hey ther! How are you today, Missy. ok, I'm gonna keep this short because I still have to tell you how clinicals will go tomorrow. Yes, I'm am sooo glad that you are as passionate about your nursing as I am. When you do go for your LVN let me know, so I can help you practice or if I had already taken the NCLEX-PN test, I can let you know how it goes. I wish you good luck in your classes. I'm not too fond of World Lit, but the Health and Human Services in the U.S. sounds interesting!! Don't let the math scare you. If it's one thing I've learned about math it's don't let your fear overcome you. WE can deal with this together. I don't like math, but now that I am going to become a nurse, I'll do anything in my power to become a successful nurse. I'm sure that your math class will go fine. Let me know how it goes when you take it! OK! :) You take care, enjoy your day and I'l let you know how clinicals go tomorrow. :):):):nurse:

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hello there. i'm not an lpn as of yet, but i will be in 2008 permitting if i pass the test. i'm not really good in math and i have disliked it all my life. as you know, nurses need a lot of math in order to do doseage calculations, ht. and wt., surface area, drug doseages for peds, monitoring iv, giving im, sq, or id injection etc...i hope math won't be my downfall as a nurse because i really love nursing! does anybody have any suggestions about an easier way to do mental math for drug calculations??? any help will be appreciated. thank you so much. :):):)
have you ever considered enrolling in a remedial math class at a local community college or adult education school? sometimes they're also termed "developmental math classes." they're intended to help adults in the community to brush up on the basics. you cannot begin to understand med math until you've thoroughly mastered the basics. good luck!
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Have you ever considered enrolling in a remedial math class at a local community college or adult education school? Sometimes they're also termed "developmental math classes." They're intended to help adults in the community to brush up on the basics. You cannot begin to understand med math until you've thoroughly mastered the basics. Good luck!

thank you for your suggestion. I have not considered that option. However, I'm only 17 and still in my senior year in high school. My teacher told me that she will review the basics of math so we can be prepared for medical math. I've tried a couple problems of dosage calculations and they are not that difficult. Howver, I still want to improve my math skills.... Maybe I'll get some tutoring or something.

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Hey missy. How are you? I hope that everything is going good. I know this is like a thousand days late, but clincials went great that day. I believe that day it was a thursday. I think, if I could remember, that we chose to worked with one resident. We are still in pairs. It was the same resident as on Tuesday. I think we had to finiish the packet our teacher gave us to fill out. Then that was it. I also have clinicals tomorrow... I'll let u know how that goes...:):):):nurse:keep me posted!

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Hey ther! How are you today, Missy. ok, I'm gonna keep this short because I still have to tell you how clinicals will go tomorrow. Yes, I'm am sooo glad that you are as passionate about your nursing as I am. When you do go for your LVN let me know, so I can help you practice or if I had already taken the NCLEX-PN test, I can let you know how it goes. I wish you good luck in your classes. I'm not too fond of World Lit, but the Health and Human Services in the U.S. sounds interesting!! Don't let the math scare you. If it's one thing I've learned about math it's don't let your fear overcome you. WE can deal with this together. I don't like math, but now that I am going to become a nurse, I'll do anything in my power to become a successful nurse. I'm sure that your math class will go fine. Let me know how it goes when you take it! OK! :) You take care, enjoy your day and I'l let you know how clinicals go tomorrow. :):):):nurse:

Thank you so much for your help and support I really appreciate it!!! I will defintley let you know if i need help in math-if that's ok and I will let you as soon as I get into the LVn program. And I am so sorry it took me so long to responed to this post I just moved into our new apartment 4 days ago and it has been very stressful and hectic as well. Let me know how clinicals went ok And keep me posted and I hope that you have a wonderful Christmas:Holly3::Holly3::Holly3::Holly2::Holly2::Holly2::Present2::Present1::icon_cheesygrin::icon_wink:!!!

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Hey missy. How are you? I hope that everything is going good. I know this is like a thousand days late, but clincials went great that day. I believe that day it was a thursday. I think, if I could remember, that we chose to worked with one resident. We are still in pairs. It was the same resident as on Tuesday. I think we had to finiish the packet our teacher gave us to fill out. Then that was it. I also have clinicals tomorrow... I'll let u know how that goes...:):):):nurse:keep me posted!

I am fine, how about you? I hope that clinicals great for you!!! I cannot wait until I start my Biology100!!! keep me posted ok:nurse::nurse::nurse:!!!

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