Just study EXACTLY what they tell you to study. Side note: I never failed a math test and never failed a nursing course. Memorize these! They are three things you will be converting the most in nursing school. Make sense? Just remember DO-DA! Math Conversion Key How many ml’s do you give?ĥ0 mg (dose ordered) / 125 mg (dose available) X 2 ml (amount) = 0.8 ml You’ll have to give a partial dose and waste the rest with another nurse.Ĥ mg (dose ordered) / 10 mg (dose available) X 1 ml (amount) = 0.4 mlĪlright, now let’s say you need to give your patient their dose of IV Solu-Medrol. My order says 4 mg, but the syringe that I pull is 10 mg/1 ml. So I go over to my Pyxsis and pull out the Morphine that’s ordered. I picture a clock and how many times 15 will go into an hour, and times my amountĮxample: I want to give my patient 4 mg IV Morphine. Remember that rates are typically in milliliters per hour. Let’s say you need to give 500 mg IV Keppra, which comes in a 100 ml bag. Here is how you can figure out a rate if it’s not already on your order or med: I honestly rarely need to use that anymore, if it makes you feel any better since it’s always ordered and written somewhere. Most IVPB meds come up from pharmacy with a rate already on it.
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These are the different things you’ll need to know for those math exams and how to pass them. However, if you work with babies or in peds, you’ll be giving everything based on weight. Also, the computer typically calculates it as well. We always double (and triple) check our math with a few other nurses prior to administration. I’ll calculate pump rates for IVPB meds and doses for partial dose meds.
In the real world, I use a few types of math but nothing like those darn tests. And if that happened, you had to wait until the next year to retake the class. You had to get a 90% or above or you failed the entire class, no matter what the rest of your grade was. However, like many nursing schools, mine had a med math exam in every single course.
I’ve never taken a calculus or physics class in my entire life. They will help you out! Math Exam Tips for Nursing School Worried about the math classes in nursing school? I’ve got the best and most effective math exam tips for you.
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