UMSON CNL Fall 2015

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Hey Guys!

There's already a general group for applicants for Fall 2015, but since the majority are applying to the BSN program, I wanted to start this thread for people applying to the CNL program.

So...who's applying with me? :)

Hey everyone!! It was so great meeting everyone who attended SSIP #1 yesterday!! As promised I wanted to share a great resource for anyone looking for more dosage calculation practice. Search this title in Amazon or any other website you buy books from:

"Henke's Med-Math: Dosage Calculation, Preparation and Administration" by Susan Buchholz

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Thanks! I already ordered and received my dosage calculation book for class. I am working through it as we speak. I am so glad we have the rest of summer to brush up on it, lord knows I need it! It was so nice to meet everyone!

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Hey @cjones.., i am in the same boat as you! I would advise you to do volunteer work, as well as the CNA Class. I took it this past summer and I think it would be beneficial to your application. At least it will show them that you are trying to immerse yourself into the field. At least that will help to grasp an idea of what the healthcare field is like. It will provide you with some experience in the healthcare field.

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Hi Pinkeagle,

did you use only the book you mentioned from Henke to study med calc? Or did you also buy another.

I do have this one, and I was wondering if I needed extra resources.

thanks

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Hi Pinkeagle,

did you use only the book you mentioned from Henke to study med calc? Or did you also buy another.

I do have this one, and I was wondering if I needed extra resources.

thanks

To be perfectly honest, I ended up not really using that book and the med calc book we were required to buy was NEVER TOUCHED (such a flippin waste of $$$!)!! What I would recommend for you is to first and foremost find a method that works for you. Not everyone uses dimensional analysis (even though this is what I use). I actually do it the way I was taught during SSIP but I made some fail-proof personal tweeks for my own personal sanity and then I simply found practice problems online and did them. There's soooooo much stuff available FOR FREE online, there's really no point in wasting money buy a physical book (but this is my personal opinion!).

Rather than buying the book I wish I had simply used the information from this website instead:

Medication adminstration 1

Hopefully this helps!

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Hi Pinkeagle,

did you use only the book you mentioned from Henke to study med calc? Or did you also buy another.

I do have this one, and I was wondering if I needed extra resources.

thanks

To be perfectly honest, I ended up not really using that book and the med calc book we were required to buy was NEVER TOUCHED (such a flippin waste of $$$!)!! What I would recommend for you is to first and foremost find a method that works for you. Not everyone uses dimensional analysis (even though this is what I use). I actually do it the way I was taught during SSIP but I made some fail-proof personal tweeks for my own personal sanity and then I simply found practice problems online and did them. There's soooooo much stuff available FOR FREE online, there's really no point in wasting money buy a physical book (but this is my personal opinion!).

Rather than buying the book I wish I had simply used the information from this website instead:

Medication adminstration 1

Hopefully this helps!

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Could anyone tell me what the total cost is for OOS residents from experience? I have ran some calculations and it seems astronomically high?!

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