NURSING QUESTIONS » Important http://www.nursingnet.org/nursingblog Nursing Tips and Nursing Videos Fri, 11 Nov 2011 01:04:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 How Do You Get Across To Nursing Student That Math Is So Important To Know? http://www.nursingnet.org/nursingblog/how-do-you-get-across-to-nursing-student-that-math-is-so-important-to-know/ http://www.nursingnet.org/nursingblog/how-do-you-get-across-to-nursing-student-that-math-is-so-important-to-know/#comments Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:48:32 +0000 nursing http://www.nursingnet.org/nursingblog/how-do-you-get-across-to-nursing-student-that-math-is-so-important-to-know/ Continue reading →]]> Math errors in nursing result in medication errors, as this is generally the only area in wich you use more than the most basic math (calculating dosages, medications based on body-mass-indexes, etc). Look up some of the legal implications of medication errors… prison sentences dues to negligence. Regardless of anything the doctor prescribed or the pharmacy provided, giving the WRONG med or the WRONG dosage lays solely on the shoulders of the nurse who administered it. You really need to know how to calculate and convert different measurement systems as well as figure out IV flow rates, etc. Also very important for monitoring intake and output….

]]> http://www.nursingnet.org/nursingblog/how-do-you-get-across-to-nursing-student-that-math-is-so-important-to-know/feed/ 3 Why Is Math Important When Dealing With Pharmacology? http://www.nursingnet.org/nursingblog/why-is-math-important-when-dealing-with-pharmacology/ http://www.nursingnet.org/nursingblog/why-is-math-important-when-dealing-with-pharmacology/#comments Sat, 01 Aug 2009 20:45:14 +0000 nursing http://www.nursingnet.org/nursingblog/why-is-math-important-when-dealing-with-pharmacology/ Continue reading →]]> I’d have to bet you need math in order to find out how many pills of a certain medicine are required for a specific dose. And you need to know how much of a dose a certain person needs.

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