dosage calculation quizzes after nursing school

[The Bell Jar]

I have been looking at potential jobs for when I graduate.And I noticed that one listed that there may be a dosage calculation quiz(zes). I just though I might be done with those quizzes after school Has anyone else here ran into this?

[nursey_nurse]

I have been looking at potential jobs for when I graduate.And I noticed that one listed that there may be a dosage calculation quiz(zes). I just though I might be done with those quizzes after school Has anyone else here ran into this?

I just started at a pediatrics floor and had to take a little dosage quiz. You don't have to worry about it. The test is very basic, just make sure you know your formula.

[mom2michael, MSN, RN, NP]

I had to take several thru out my orientation process. They were really basic calculations.

I had to several more for my new job in the ED and these were a tad more complex, but still easy.

[TazziRN, RN]

Every job I've interviewed for, the quiz was part of the process. It's not as involved as the ones given in school, if you can't pass the ones on pre-hire, you're really in trouble.

[The Bell Jar]

If its just the same type of things we've done in school,I am ok.

[MikeyJ, RN]

My partner's mom has been a nurse for 30 some years (first an LPN and went back for her RN approx. 10 years ago). Anyways, she does home health care in a very rural community in michigan (population

[gt4everpn, BSN, RN]

Yes I did, I didn't understand why, because after all I passed Nclex and was safe to practice, but they just want to make sure that you really know your stuff and that your safe, like if my license doesn't say it all! Good Luck anyway;)

[classicdame, MSN, EdD]

I believe that virtually every hospital requires a med/math test. Med errors are no joke.

[crackerjack]

At our facility we are required to complet a dose calculations test annually. It's really no big deal. Their only fault in doing it is someone in the department keeps a copy of the answers once someone has done the quiz and it is shared as needed and managers rather support the practice.

[RNsRWe, ASN, RN]

I believe that virtually every hospital requires a med/math test. Med errors are no joke.

Same here. Actually, our tests came complete with drug books, as they weren't all calculations but also questions about interactions, appropriate administration, etc. And the point wasn't that we memorized all that stuff (!) but rather that we knew how the heck to look them UP when we needed to. We were told that being able to utilize the resources available to us on each unit was as important as being able to do the calcs themselves. Made sense.

[meownsmile, BSN, RN]

Yep my facility requires med/math test/competancies during orientation. If you dont pass the first time they may let you retest after some re-education but i doubt it will be let fly a third time.

[TazziRN, RN]

Yes I did, I didn't understand why, because after all I passed Nclex and was safe to practice, but they just want to make sure that you really know your stuff and that your safe, like if my license doesn't say it all! Good Luck anyway;)

For the same reason that hospitals usually require staff to submit to competency tests every year for different things...most places will set aside a day for people to come in and do all the competencies. Just because one passed the NCLEX and have a license does not mean one knows what one is doing!