how is math subject related to a nursing student course?
2006-08-29 18:59:58 · 7 answers · asked by JennyAngel 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
because you have to be able to do simple math to measure dosages of medicine.
you will also use simple multiplication to take respriation. for instance: 8 breaths in 15 seconds equals 120 respriations per minute.
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2006-08-29 19:10:49 · answer #1 · answered by eaglemyrick 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
common maths is significant. Your classic maths difficulty would be: you have a pediatric affected person (a baby) weighing 20kg He demands acetaminophen at 15mg according to kg as ordered by utilising the healthcare expert (or the status order on your well being midsection) Your bottle of acetaminophen includes 120mg according to 5mL. How lots are you going to pour out into the medicine cup for this baby? ------------ you will ought to have the capacity to do common math - branch and multiplication extremely (yet additionally the addition and subtraction stuff). rapidly and properly. you will ought to have the capacity to transform from one set of contraptions to a various. Milligrams to grams, micrograms to milligrams ... although then you definately will ought to have the capacity to do drug dose calculations. it is a bare minimum. there isn't any necessity to comprehend greater arithmetic. whether, a data of information would be useful.
2016-10-01 02:03:05 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Say you are to give a patient a 15% drug solution but all you have is a liter of 20% solution. How much pure water do you need to add to get a 15% solution?
2006-08-29 19:06:26 · answer #3 · answered by firat c 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Basic math is!
Dosage, test readings, measurements, conversions (from metric to FPS and vice versa), lab analysis etc.
2006-08-29 19:06:05 · answer #4 · answered by Wrobinhood 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
haha, I don't want u to be my nurse and have to inject me with meds according to my weight or height!!!
2006-08-29 19:05:21 · answer #5 · answered by LittleFreedom 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
so you can keep up with temperatures and blood pressures
not to mention helping patients with their homework
2006-08-29 19:06:07 · answer #6 · answered by Rrf00 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So you don't kill or injure someone because you screw up a dosage.
2006-08-29 19:05:18 · answer #7 · answered by Lee J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋