Med Math for Nursing
Students | Dosage
Calculations, Rounding &
Unit Conversions | Study
Guide & Exam Prep
|Guaranteed success|
, What can happen due to a It can result in administering too much or too little
medication calculation error? medication.
What is an example of a failed A 2-year-old child received 15 mmol of potassium
medication math case? instead of 1.5 mmol, leading to cardiac arrest.
What was the 2007 incident at Newborn twins were given 10,000 units of heparin
Cedars-Sinai? instead of 10 units, a preventable error.
What was significant about the It involved administering the wrong medication
RaDonda Vaught case? (vecuronium instead of midazolam), resulting in
patient death.
What is the maximum number of Three attempts.
attempts allowed for Med Math
Dosage exams?
What happens if a student does not They will be referred to the Academic Standard
achieve 100% on at least one Med Committee for further review.
Math Dosage exam?
What rounding rule applies when Look at the next number; if it's 5 or greater, round
rounding to the nearest whole up; if 4 or less, round down.
number?
How should answers be All answers must be labeled correctly to ensure
communicated in medication math? safety.
Students | Dosage
Calculations, Rounding &
Unit Conversions | Study
Guide & Exam Prep
|Guaranteed success|
, What can happen due to a It can result in administering too much or too little
medication calculation error? medication.
What is an example of a failed A 2-year-old child received 15 mmol of potassium
medication math case? instead of 1.5 mmol, leading to cardiac arrest.
What was the 2007 incident at Newborn twins were given 10,000 units of heparin
Cedars-Sinai? instead of 10 units, a preventable error.
What was significant about the It involved administering the wrong medication
RaDonda Vaught case? (vecuronium instead of midazolam), resulting in
patient death.
What is the maximum number of Three attempts.
attempts allowed for Med Math
Dosage exams?
What happens if a student does not They will be referred to the Academic Standard
achieve 100% on at least one Med Committee for further review.
Math Dosage exam?
What rounding rule applies when Look at the next number; if it's 5 or greater, round
rounding to the nearest whole up; if 4 or less, round down.
number?
How should answers be All answers must be labeled correctly to ensure
communicated in medication math? safety.
