Nursing: Math for Meds: More Math for Meds Information

You can find helpful books at the Kirtland Library. You might also check your local public library.

Try the following subject headings to find additional books on formulas and drug calculations:
 

• Dosage forms - Handbooks
  
• Mathematics -- Nurses' Instruction
• Nursing mathematics
• Pharmaceutical arithmetic

A short YouTube video from Medical Math Boot Camp covering drug calculations - 

• Calculators and conversion charts - http://allnurses.com/nursing-student-assistance/student-resources-nursing-436031.html.Click on the Free dosage calculation software link to take you to Delmar/Cengage practice quizzes with explanations. Click on the Dosage quizzes from Prentice Hall. There is educational information along with practice problems, quizzes and case studies.

• Calculators including dosage given, clinical and conversion calculators - http://www.manuelsweb.com/nrs_calculators.htm

• Measurements, conversions, dosages and IV/IV flow rates - http://i.nursegroups.com/nursing-article/math-nurses.html

• Metric information - http://nursing.allenandunwin.com.s3-website-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/testbank.html. Select The Metric System on the left choose and choose from Assessment Three or Assessment Four. 

Take a look at the following links. They include practice tests with explanations and answers.

Medication math and conversions review -

Understand IV infusion rates -