Pharm. advice...

Hoozdo, ADN · Sep 19, 2007

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I just wanted to ask if anyone had any advice in measurements, and convertions... I get the basics, grams, grains, mL, droplets, etc. But it's remembering the convertions thats killing me. Even my normal high school class of chemistry was dredful...

Any advice... :lol2:

Unfortunately, you just have to memorize conversion rates - no way around it. They're really not that hard.

The hardest part is figuring out the problem and what equation style you are going to use to solve the problem. Are you going to use ratio/proportion style or dimensional analysis style.

I am a fan of DA. A good book to study with is Calculate with Confidence. I highly recommend it.

Good luck with your studies!

Jerico, BSN, RN · Sep 19, 2007

Hi, everyone, I'm new here and need of advice. I'm currently in high school, but thankfully my school is the first on the west side of my state to offer a PN class in high school. While the students attend their normal classes. So when I graduate I get my diploma and I'm able to sit for the state boards. PRESSURE!! In any case it's Senior Yr!!!:balloons: But it's also Med time... Meaning these upcoming clinicle rotation we'll be giving meds...uhhhh
I just wanted to ask if anyone had any advice in measurements, and convertions... I get the basics, grams, grains, mL, droplets, etc. But it's remembering the convertions thats killing me. Even my normal high school class of chemistry was dredful...
Any advice...

Am a believer that you can look things up anywhere and why waste my time memorizing trivia? I don't even know my work number...

Having said that DA is good for mathematically challenged, agree there.

Just write down the conversions on a card, laminate it and carry it everywhere you go and look at it at each stoplight, line you're waiting in....and MEMORIZE the things WRITTEN on the card, the IMAGE not the facts. Then when you need to come up with them VISUALIZE the card in your head as if you are looking at a photo - and you'll see the conversions written down on the paper.

It works. I never could remember lab values, still don't. I carry a card in my scrub pocket. I don't care if anyone thinks I'm silly or stupid...I just want to make sure I've got it right.