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Drug Calculation Worksheets and Videos
Provided below are drug calculation worksheets that you may use for additional practice.
Separate answer keys are provided for each worksheet.
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Some also feature companion videos.
Measurement and Drug Calculation Worksheet
Use this worksheet to get tuned up for your first math test in Nursing Skills. 54 problems in three different categories; general measurement conversions, capsules and tablets, liquid drugs.
This worksheet aligns with Dimensional Analysis in Nursing modules; 1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.8
Entry Level Drug Calculations Worksheet 1
10 drug calculation practice problems involving capsules, tablets, and liquids.
This worksheet aligns with Dimensional Analysis in Nursing modules; 1.5, 1.6, 1.8
Entry Level Drug Calculations Worksheet 2
10 drug calculation practice problems involving capsules, tablets, and liquids.
This worksheet aligns with Dimensional Analysis in Nursing modules; 1.5, 1.6, 1.8
Drug Calculation Problems Involving Reading Medicine Labels
21 drug calculation problems requiring reading supplied drug labels.
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Due to revisions of the worksheet, the companion videos no longer correspond exactly.
This worksheet aligns with Dimensional Analysis in Nursing modules; 1.5 through 1.9, 1.13
Intermediate Clinical Practice Worksheet
32 practice problems total, organized into three different categories.
Group A - Determine volume of drug or quantity of tablets or capsules. Group B - Determine dosage based on patient weight. Group C - Determine flow rates (IV pumps & IV drip infusion).
This worksheet aligns with Dimensional Analysis in Nursing modules; 1.5 through 1.11
Second Year Nursing Worksheet
17 practice problems. A general collection of drug calculation problems typically encountered by second year ADN students. Written by a former SWTC nursing instructor.
This worksheet aligns with Dimensional Analysis in Nursing modules; 1.5 through 1.12
Advanced Clinical Practice Worksheet 1
25 problem worksheet covering a wide range of mostly advanced problems. A little bit of everything.
This worksheet aligns with Dimensional Analysis in Nursing modules; 1.5 - 1.12 and 2.1, 2.3, 2.5
Advanced Clinical Practice Worksheet 2
10 questions. A variety of problems involving preparing drugs for IV, flow rates, and weight-based compuations.
This worksheet aligns with Dimensional Analysis in Nursing modules; 1.8, 1.9, 1.11, 1.12
Clinical Care Across the Lifespan Worksheet
20 questions. Quite a few safe dose problems, IV pump and IV drip infusion, weight-based problems, and a few general problems. Also two "label reading" problems.
This worksheet aligns with Dimensional Analysis in Nursing modules; 1.5 - 1.11, 2.3, 2.5
INTro to Clinical Care management Worksheet
25 questions. Basic dosage problems, change of time, flow rate, IV run time, weight-based problems, label reading (plus reconstitution), safe dose, etc.
This worksheet aligns with Dimensional Analysis in Nursing modules; 1.5 through 1.10, 1.12, 1.13, and 2.1
Advanced Clinical Practice
Skill Builder Worksheet - Compute Drug Protocol
3 problem worksheet to give you some extra practice computing drug protocols.
Example - Determine mg/kg/hour for a certain situation.
Answer Key is included in worksheet.
This worksheet aligns with Dimensional Analysis in Nursing Module 2.4
Advanced Clinical Practice
Skill Builder Worksheet - Pediatric fluid maintenance
Practice weight-based problems using the Holliday-Segar Pediatric Fluid Maintenance table.
Comprehensive Answer Key is included in worksheet.
nursing Clinical transitions Worksheet
24 questions. Types of problems; flow rate (and related), weight-based, PCA pump, parenteral intake, fluid requirement, prepare meds for infusion, label reading, etc.
Additional Practice for nursing Clinical transitionS
10 questions, because practice makes perfect!
Dimensional Analysis in Nursing
2nd Edition now available.
35 modules of information to improve your drug calculation skills.
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