Examples Of Drug Calculations. Calculate the drip rate. Drug dosage calculation practice quiz. Occasionally nurses calculate the full daily dose which in this case would be 1500 mg 500 mg times three doses. What volume is required.
Generally calculations are made for one dose. Let us get started. To calculate the number of tablets use the following formula. Included topics are dosage calculation metric conversions unit conversions parenteral medications and fluid input and output. For example if the order states that a patient is to be given 500 mg of a drug three times a day you would calculate the amount of drug that is equivalent to 500 mg. Drug calculations question 1 your 65 kg patient has dopamine ordered at 6 mcg kg min.
Finally in part 3 you can test what you have learnt by attempting the drug calculations quiz.
View examples drugs calculation pptx from nurs 331 at birzeit university. For example if the order states that a patient is to be given 500 mg of a drug three times a day you would calculate the amount of drug that is equivalent to 500 mg. View examples drugs calculation pptx from nurs 331 at birzeit university. A patient has been prescribed 40 mg ketamine. Generally calculations are made for one dose. Drug dosage calculation formulas.