Dosage Calculations

[JLV5646]

hello... i was told by one of the nursing instructors to practice dosage calculations in the summer so that when i finally start the nursing program in the fall i will be familiar with it. does anyone have any advice when it comes to these calculations or any helpful websites, etc.

thank you

[leenak]

This might be helpful. I found this on Johns Hopkins website as information for students.

http://www.son.jhmi.edu/academics/admissions/accepted/docs/DosageCalc.pdf

[us2uk4u]

There is a purple Kaplan book you can buy for less than $10 from Barnes and Noble. The entire book is on dosage calculations. It covers everything you need to know.

[Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN]

hello... i was told by one of the nursing instructors to practice dosage calculations in the summer so that when i finally start the nursing program in the fall i will be familiar with it. does anyone have any advice when it comes to these calculations or any helpful websites, etc.

thank you

do a search here on the student section...there are a ton of sites

here is another good one......http://www.dosagehelp.com/

google drug calulations and dosages...good luck

[RockinChick66]

hello... i was told by one of the nursing instructors to practice dosage calculations in the summer so that when i finally start the nursing program in the fall i will be familiar with it. does anyone have any advice when it comes to these calculations or any helpful websites, etc.

thank you

just practice practice practice. is it going to be in deminsional anaylsis or proprtion/ratio?

which ever way just the more you can practice the better you get.

[AgentBeast, BSN, RN]

It is so so easy it's almost a waste of time to practice. After all what are we talking about? Practice, we're talking about practice, not a game when it actually matters, but practice.

Basically what you need to know.

(Ordered Dose / What you have available) * Route (Tablets? Grams? mL?)= Amount you are to administer

For example if you are to administer 500mg of Tylenol and tylenol comes in 250mg per 5 mL plug those number in.

500mg/250mg * 5mL= 10 mL

And now some Allen Iverson

[honeykrown, MSN, NP]

Scotte, you would be surprised how many people find drug calc difficult.

[emtb2rn, BSN, RN, EMT-B]

Practice is the key. While most are simple, some calculations can get tricky and a mistake can kill. Go to a bookstore, look through some calculation texts, find the one that grabs you and go for it. There's a good one but i can't remember the name. I look for it and post the info.

In the real world, when in doubt have another rn double check your calculation.

[emtb2rn, BSN, RN, EMT-B]

"calculate with confidence" by deborah morris. Great book. Check it out.

[gonzo1, ASN, RN]

My favorite book is Math for Meds. Graduated 8 years ago and still have it and refer to it often. How to do the math is shown in a very easy to follow pattern. Book is very thorough with lots of practice items.