Will be starting clincial calculations, need help.

[Scrub2Nurse]

i won't be starting school for a few months and saw one of the classes i'll most likely be taking in my first seamester is clinical calulations. math isnt my strong point so i decided to try and start brushing up on it now. for those that have taken it, where should i start trying to study math wise? anyother info. would be helpful.

thank you!:)

[hamburgers911]

Med math is pretty easy- It's all just conversions and balancing equations. I'm HORRIBLE at math and I just got 100 on our last exam. Once you get the hang of how to do it, just practice 10-20 problems a day before exams. I bought a book called Math for Nurses by Mary Jo Boyer. It is a really good little book with a bunch of practice problems, and very good explanations of why nurses use various systems of measurement.

One mistake that I made after my dosage calculations class was that I sold the book back. DON'T SELL YOUR BOOK!!! If your school has semesterly med math exams, you will WANT your book to review the problems before each exam!! I hope this helps. Good luck and feel free to message me with any questions or needed help :)

-Jane

[gtd529]

Another good book that we use is Calculate with Confidence by Gray Morris. It shows you different methods of the calculations and you can choose which one you are more comfortable with and it gives SO many practice problems. Good Luck!