The Nursing Math Thread

general math help:

• http://amby.com/educate/math/ - a basic math tutorial
  
• http://www.academictips.org/acad/mathematics/index.html - advice on how to study math
  
• http://library.thinkquest.org/20991/home.html - math for morons like us
  
• http://www.webmath.com/ - webmath.com
  
• http://www.aaamath.com/ - aaa math.com. basic math
  
• http://www.xpmath.com/
  
• http://www.math.com/homeworkhelp/basicmath.html
  
• http://www.sweethaven.com/sweethaven/math/fractions/fracs03.asp -fractions
  
• http://www.mathleague.com/help/fractions/fractions.htm#simplifyingcomplexfractions - everything you want to know about fractions
  
• http://www.visualfractions.com/ - visual fractions tutorials
  
• http://www.free-ed.net/free-ed/math/prealg01/default.asp - pre-algebra
  

working with fractions:

• http://www.mathleague.com/help/fractions/fractions.htm - this web page has everything you want to know about fractions
  
• http://www.visualfractions.com/ - visual fractions tutorials
  
• http://www.aaamath.com/fra.html - tutorials on working with fractions
  

algebra help:

• http://www.algebrahelp.com/ - algebra.help
  
• http://www.purplemath.com/modules/index.htm - purplemath practical algebra lessons
  
• http://www.algebralab.org/practice/practice.aspx - algebra lab
  
• http://www.learner.org/resources/series66.html - algebra lessons on video
  
• http://www.wtamu.edu/academic/anns/mps/math/mathlab/col_algebra/index.htm - college algebra online tutorial
  
• http://64.78.42.182/free-ed/math/algebra/algebra01_vidlect.asp - 26 half hour video lectures in college level algebra
  
• http://www.waybuilder.net/free-ed/math/prealg02/prealg01_tbk.asp - shockwave lectures in algebra
  

for free unlimited practice problems in any of the math disciplines: http://www.interactmath.com/ - follow the directions to download the drivers you need to access the software and then choose a textbook of the type of math you want to work problems from

medication calculation help and practice problems you can work:

• http://www.m2hnursing.com/medcal/index.php - medication calculation tutorial - you do not have to register to go through the tutorial
  
• http://www.accd.edu/sac/nursing/math/default.html
  
• http://www.adn.eku.edu/doc/math.pdf - fundamentals of mathematics for nursing (tutorial)
  
• powerpoint: very basic math review to know to do drug calculations: http://www.templejc.edu/dept/ems/documents/presentations/1stsemesterparamedic/pharmacology/calculations.ppt
  
• http://www.dosagehelp.com/
  
• http://wps.prenhall.com/chet_olsen_medicaldosage_9/ - companion website for medical dosage calculations, 9th edition, by june looby olsen, anthony p. giangrasso, dolores m. shrimpton, and patricia dillon.
  
• http://www.unc.edu/~bangel/quiz/quiz5.htm
  
• http://www.alysion.org/dimensional/analysis.htm - medication math for the nursing student
  
• http://academic.cuesta.edu/nursing/math.htm - bonnie and jill's practical approach to dosage calculations
  
• http://www.msumedcalc.com/index.html - dosage calculations for nurses
  
• http://www.testandcalc.com/quiz/index.asp
  
• http://www.oaklandcc.edu/nursing/docs/06f1medcalclvl2practice.pdf
  
• http://www.nursesaregreat.com/articles/drugcal.htm - brush up on your drug calculation skills
  
• http://www.geocities.com/heartland/valley/3049/iv/clcltns.html - iv calculations quiz
  
• pediatrics
  
  • http://www.lww.com/promos1/karch/images/05-karch.pdf - tutorial
    
  • http://www.pharmacyexam.com/news/calculation.pdf - conversion chart
    
  • http://www.bioscience.org/atlases/clinical/nomogram/nomogram.htm - nomograms for cildren and adults
    
  • http://www.medindia.net/doctors/clinical_cal/bmi.asp - bmi calculator
    
  • http://www.globalrph.com/bsa.cgi - bsa calculator
    
  • http://www.halls.md/body-surface-area/refs.htm - body surface area (bsa) formulas
    
  • http://www.manuelsweb.com/bsa.htm - body surface area (bsa) calculator
    
  • where to find nomograms: they are in taber's cyclopedic medical dictionary in the b's listings under "body surface area"
    

conversion charts:

• http://home.hiwaay.net/~theholt1/nurs1100/dosage-work.htm
  
• http://www.convert-me.com/en/ - convert me.com
  
• http://www.tostepharmd.net/pharm/clinical/measurement.html
  
• http://www.nurse-center.com/studentnurse/nur11.html - nursing formulas and conversions. includes a formula on how to do iv calculations
  
• http://wps.prenhall.com/chet_ramont_fundamental_2/69/17786/4553348.cw/index.html
  
• http://www.accd.edu/sac/nursing/math/mathindex2.html - scroll to the bottom of this home page of this med calc tutorial. see the menu item that says "common conversion factors/equivalencies"? click the button next to it that says "go read" a conversion chart comes up for you
  
• http://www.apples4theteacher.com/temperature-conversion.html - celcius, farenheti, kelvin temperature conversion tables
  
• http://www.halls.md/body-surface-area/refs.htm - body surface area (bsa) formulas
  
• http://www.manuelsweb.com/bsa.htm - body surface area (bsa) calculator
  
• where to find nomograms: they are in taber's cyclopedic medical dictionary in the b's listings under "body surface area"
  

dimensional analysis tutorials [keep in mind that dimensional analysis is usually done in chemistry and physics and nursing has only adapted it for use in medication calculation problems]:

• http://www.chem.tamu.edu/class/fyp/mathrev/mr-da.html
  
• http://chemistry.alanearhart.org/tutorials/dimanal/
  

statistics links can be found on post #46 of this thread.

i hope these resources will help. math scares me silly and although i have not really hit ivs yet, i am concerned about them b/c i have found iv math to be confusing.

you will find links to iv calculation websites as well as information about ivs on post #6 of this sticky thread:

• https://allnurses.com/forums/f205/any-good-iv-therapy-nursing-procedure-web-sites-127657.html - any good iv therapy or nursing procedure web sites (in nursing student assistant forum).