I want to be a nurse but im not good at math

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hello, so im just wondering, do i need to be good at math to be a nurse? im 15 years old and next year id be in senior high and i want to take the strand STEM which basically stands for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Im not really good at math but i want to be a nurse so i dont have a choice. also, i told my mom and my grandma that i want to be a nurse and when i become a nurse i would still study to be doctor so it wouldnt be too expensive and so i could support myself, my mom was okay about it but my grandma's response is discouraging. she said its too expensive and even as a nurse i wouldnt be able to afford it, she said kind of the same thing when i said i wanted to be a vet, she sait itd be too hard for me. please reply asap im really confuse and i want to do an advance studying. i really want to be a nurse because i promised my dad that if i become a nurse he dont have to go to the hospital every week and he could just stay home and ill take care of him. i still want to fulfill that promised even if he already passed away, i want to help other people too because i know how much it hurts losing someone. if my dad is still here, im sure hed support me for everything i want :)

Specializes in ED.

I was so bad at math when I entered college I had to take remedial math. The class took us all the way back to the basics and I was embarrassed. Then I realized as I went through that it takes a certain type of professor to make it make sense to me. Believe me, if I can do nursing math then anyone can. The kind of math we do can be complicated but if you work at it its understandable. I think the hard part was the math required for statistics or college algebra. Just keep studying.

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The good thing is that you at least have your mother's support. When I was a teenager, my mother was extremely discouraging and didn't pass up a chance to let me know how dumb I was or what I screw up I was. Needless to say, that wasn't helpful and took me a long time to get over. Fast forward a few years, I've gone back to school and made consistent A's in every college class, even in algebra and statistics. And there is plenty of help out there if you need it-in the form of tutoring, Kahn Academy, etc., so please don't think that a math class can keep you from becoming a nurse. You got this!

I agree totally. I had a math teacher that told me to give up. It just makes me fight harder.

Specializes in Mental Health, Gerontology, Palliative.

My first year of nursing training I had to take a maths test and got something like 18/40

Been nursing for six years now.

There are some great books out there that teach you the basic maths and relate it to how we use it in nursing

Maths and meds for nurses was the book that got my fail grade up to an A+

You may need a some tutoring, but there is no reason why it should stop you from nursing.

The math required for nursing is very basic. I doubt it will hold you back from a nursing career.

Go onto khanacademy.com. I used that site to test out of advanced Algebra. The secret is if you understand dimensional analysis in Chemistry you`'ll understand dosage calculation math. Its such a small part of the big picture. Maybe take some AP classes to prep. You've got a few years to figure it.

Best of luck to you.

The math required for nursing is very basic. I doubt it will hold you back from a nursing career.

Once you are a nurse I agree with your statement. However, getting into nursing school and throughout the coursework having solid math skills is essential.

Once you are a nurse I agree with your statement. However, getting into nursing school and throughout the coursework having solid math skills is essential.

It's still just basic algebra for the most part. VERY basic.

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