I Need help with Medical Math...

[peridotgirl]

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. :):):)

[agldragonRN]

congrats on the job offer!! i'm sure you'll get it agldragon..:) a 25 pt to nurse ratio isn't bad either. i've heard of nurses having more.. good luck!!

thanks peridotgirl!! i will keep you updated. i think 2-3 more weeks wait. that's what i was told.

angel

[peridotgirl]

btw, I am proud to say that I passed my ATI on Mentall Health yesterday!!:heartbeat:D:yeah::):typing:nurse:

[Chelsey19]

Hey.

I just wrote my med exam...I stressed about it for awhile..but I do recommend printing drud calculations off the net..just google drug calculations, thats how I studied..it really helped me. I also was not very good with Math and I ended up getting 100%. I dont think i would have gotten that mark without studying a bit though... Good luck hope this helps...

Chelsey

[rbaez4]

http://home.sc.rr.com/nurdosagecal/

This website has helped me with my nursing calculations... When u get to Pharmacology u dont want to be caught off guard . Also try and get a nursing calculations book, they are of great help.

Good Luck.....

[peridotgirl]

thanks you guys soo much for helping me... I just was always afraid that my weakness in math would be my downfall as a nurse. I cannot do math mentally and that bugs me. Thanks you guys for supporting me through this. I really appreciate it. :):yeah::bowingpur:typing:nurse::nurse:

[MAmom81]

thanks you guys soo much for helping me... I just was always afraid that my weakness in math would be my downfall as a nurse. I cannot do math mentally and that bugs me. Thanks you guys for supporting me through this. I really appreciate it. :):yeah::bowingpur:typing:nurse::nurse:

I know exactly how you feel, I too thought that math would be my downfall but I am determined not to let that stop me!!!! I cannot do math mentally either & that makes me feel dumb!!!!!!!! But I am sure will be eventually be able to do it:nurse::cheers::w00t:!!!! keep me posted ok!!!!

[med.ed]

..just an FYI... there is a lab book and online class that you can take for an hour of college credit if you would like some tutoring skills in medical math. It is a great reference for applying medication drip rates, etc. You can find out about it at cloud.edu. The name of the class is "Medical Math"; just click on the "online classes" link for instructions to enroll. Hang in there!!

[peridotgirl]

Thank u Med.ed I really appreicate it. Actually, I have this fantastic teacher that teaches us how to calculate meds really well. I did my first mental math calculation a few days ago and I got it right. Of course, my instructor was right by my side. Right mow, I am finishing my LPN program. I graduate in Decmeber. Thanx for your support!! :yeah::chuckle