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Tutoring Center hours are:
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Math for Meds Module
General Information from the Kirtland Nursing Department
During your time in the Nursing Program at Kirtland, you will be required to demonstrate proficiency and safety for medication administration in clinicals in the following areas:
- Conversions: metric system for weight & volume (milli-, kilo, centi, micro/gram, liter), pounds/kg.; teaspoons, tablespoons, ounces/milliters; Celsius/Fahrenheit; grains/milligrams
- Tablet dosage calculations
- Fluid dosage calculations
- IV infusion time, IV flow rate, IV drip rate
There are different methods used for drug calculations: formulas, dimensional analysis, proportions, etc.
The Nursing Department recommends the following websites for further information and practice:
- www.unc.edu/~bangel/quiz/quiz5.htm - includes help and quizzes
- free-ed.net/free-ed/healthcare/medmath/nursingmath/default.asp - includes lessons on measurements, dosage calculations and dosage drills
- www.dosagehelp.com/practice_questions - includes practice questions and explains dosage calculations