Any tips for making it thru Pharmacology?

[luv4nursing]

Hello again,

fellow LPN student here :) if u have seen my other posts about clinicals, u will see that I am a little worry wart. This is pitiful we are on Christmas break and the only thing I can think of is school...lol. The next thing on my list thats coming up is pharmacology.

Now, I really SUCK when it comes to math. I was wondering if anyone can offer any tips or resources for brushing up on my math skills I will need for pharmacology. I would hate to make it this far with flying colors only to flunk Pharm and end up recycling (which is not an option because the waiting list is about 2 years long for those reentering the program!). I know we start pharm sometime in January and would like to know what to expect. thanks in advance!

[cjan]

luv 4 nursing---hey, I live very close to johnston city. Moved here 5 years ago from a big city..boy things are different. Johnston City is the happen place around here. There is one associate program here. It is over satelite and has a big long waiting list to bridge to Rn. I worked at a restaraunt in Johnston City while in school. Hint-major seafood-worked with lots of ETSU students. Good Luck to you and it sure is a small world..cj

[momcats3]

Hi, one of our textbooks was "Math for Meds". It broke things down very simply for me. However, I ended up doing my formulas like this:

If 20 mgs is to 1 ml, what is 15 mgs to x ml?

Written as: 20 mg:1ml =15 mg :x ml

Remove the mg and mls

Now you have 20:1 = 15:x

Now, multiply

20 times x = 20x (multiply your two outer numbers)

1 times 15 = 15 (multiply your two inner numbers)

remove the x from 20

Now, divide:

15 divided by 20 = 0.75

So, the formula is:

20:1=15:0.75

My instructor always laughed at me -said I was doing the formula backwards BUT as long as it worked it was OK! As I look at it now, it appears hard but it's really not! Take your time and break it down. I still use this today...Good luck!

:)

[lil' girl, LPN]

Sorry but these post seem to be more concerned with drug dosage than with Pharm.

According to our instructors Pharm is all about drug classes, blah, blah. Did you not already have drug dosage in the first semester??