Student Resources: Nursing Math

Whether administering medications or hanging IV drips, nurses must accurately perform dosage calculations. Some excellent online resources are listed here, to help the struggling nursing student. Nursing Students Student Assist Article

Whether administering medications or hanging iv drips, nurses must accurately perform dosage calculations. this is a critical factor for patient safety, as a patient's life may depend on it.

Nursing math requires a working knowledge of ratio-proportion and/or dimensional analysis. most of these type calculations are at the 6th or 7th grade level, involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and decimals/ fractions. memorizing the most common conversion factors and knowing how to use them (such as converting kilograms to pounds or centimeters to inches) is essential. instructor specifications for rounding (whether to the tenth or hundredths) should be carefully clarified by the student prior to taking any dosage calculation examination.

Free internet nursing math resources

Free dosage calculation study ware from Delmar publishing (interactive - great study tool!)

Conversion factors (centimeters to inches, etc.)

Manuel's web nursing calculators - you can use this handy tool to double check your own calculations.

Dimensional analysis

Medication math for the nursing student - uses dimensional analysis

Dosage help - a very useful tutorial for practicing dosage calculations

Dosage Help - Practice Questions

Calculators including dosage given, clinical and conversion calculators

Calculating Safe Medication Dose Ranges: Learning Practice Activities

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client is to receive 1.2 gm of med. q12 hrs (2times a day), the vial contains 1.5gm/ml. How many mg of medication will the nurse administer each day?

Thanks in advance:)

Wonderful resources! Thank you needed these

Can anybody explain to me if ALL parts of the nursing field require anything above Pre-calculus I? Finding the vector, using the formula, in something doesn't sound like something that is necessary for nursing school.

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Can anybody explain to me if ALL parts of the nursing field require anything above Pre-calculus I? Finding the vector, using the formula, in something doesn't sound like something that is necessary for nursing school.
Most programs will require statistics and some physics. Higher level math demonstrates an ability for complex thought process....which is key in nursing.
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