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Drug Calculation Tutorial

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Reviewed:: Mar 12, 2022 by Health Sciences

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Overview:

This learning resource is a 13-page PDF file with a review of the essential information for calculating medication dosages. It includes a basic math review, different formulas, along with tips understanding drug dose test questions.

This is a basic math tutorial for calculating intravenous (IV) drip rates for both IV fluids and IV medications. There are examples given for each calculation. This is appropriate for an entry level medication administration course where IV fluids are introduced.

Type of Material:

This is a tutorial for medication calculations in a SlideShare format that is on a website.

Recommended Uses:

The best use for this assignment is for individual homework assignment.

Technical Requirements:

The user will need Adobe Reader to save this learning resource. The tutorial can be opened in Chrome and Microsoft Edge.

Identify Major Learning Goals:

The major goal of this tutorial is to prep and refresh lower level nursing student on drug calculations for the clinical settings.

Target Student Population:

The target student population is for the first or second level of nursing education.

Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:

The student will need basic mathematical skills and basic knowledge about IV pumps and IV tubing. While not essential, it would be helpful to know something about the medications used in the problems. That would help the student to connect the dosing amounts with the medications.

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Strengths:

The information provided is clear and concise. The author provided some basic information about mathematical operations. The information is accurate and easy to follow.

Concerns:

The presentation is titled with September 14, 2007, but the site says updated September 12, 2017.

There are no references. Providing references would build credibility in the information as once can easily look up and do a fact check.

Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool

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Strengths:

The tutorial reinforces knowledge on mathematics necessary for drug calculation.
Easy to use tutorial. Could adapt to other assignments.

Concerns:

The author did not identify the objectives.
Does not identify prerequisite knowledge needed to make this tutorial useful

Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty

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Strengths:

The information is on a website, making it very easy to use.
The suggested problems are clear and apply math in a way that a student could use this as a math template for practice.

Concerns:

The resource is not very visually appealing and was difficult to figure out what to do at first.

Other Issues and Comments:: The tutorial is an appropriate tool that will assist lower nursing students to incorporate math skills with medications, to ensure the safety of patients.
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