Off Site Drug Calculation Resources
Below is a collection of links to off-site (non-Southwest Tech) drug calculation resources
that you might find useful.
medicine dosage calculations - best practices
Very good resource for reviewing best practices in writing drug quantities. Definitely worth a few
minutes of your time! From the College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Alberta
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Sample excerpt from the document, "Do not use the abbreviation “cc” for mL, because the unit can be mistaken for zeros; for example use “500 mL” not “500 cc” .
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medicine dosage calculations - medical abbreviations
Good one-page resource highlighting commonly used medical abbreviations, plus a list of abbreviations that should not be used! From the College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Alberta
online dosage calculation quizzes
online dosage calculation games