Dosage Calculations Test

[lilybean]

In order to get into our nursing program, we have to complete a dosage calculations test. Does anybody have any idea what kind of questions are covered on such tests?

[beth66335, BSN, RN]

Med administration type questions like how many tablets or ml of liquid to give based on what you have on hand compared to a Dr's order. IV drip rate also in ml/hr or gtts( drops)/ min. I do tabs and mls of liquid with Ratio and Proportion and IV drip rates in Dimensional analysis. You can check out http://www.accd.edu/sac/nursing/math/default.html to see some examples!

[TakeTwoAspirin, MSN, RN, APRN]

Before my test I purchased Calculation of Medication Dosages by Boundy and Stockert. I was able to work through the entire book in less than a week, and did really well on the test. Math does not come naturally to me, and the more practice I get at these problems the better. This book has lots of problems, and describes both ways of solving them. Even though I stuck to dimensional analysis, I worked all of the problems in the book (the book in divided between dimensional analysis and formula) because even though I got there by a different route, the answers should all come out the same.