Ok alot of people are afraid of math and if you are one of them, fear not! we are here to help you through this jorney of becoming a member of the health care field.
There are several methods to calcuate dosages, one way is proportion and other way is formula!… i will show you the formula way and i think if you use it you will be victorious!!!
SAMPLE:
SUPPOSE YOU HAD A MEDICATION WITH A DOSAGE STRENGTH OF 50 MG PER ML, AND THE PRESCRIBER ORDERS A DOSAGE OF 25 MG.
forumla is:
Doctors order (D) DEVIDED BY THE AMOUNT ON HAND (H) X by the quantity….
d/h x q =
Doctor order in this case is 25 mg /ml / 50MG/ml (Dosage on hand) x quantity. (1)
25/50 = .5 x1 = 0.5 Ml
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Now here a twist:
Order is 400mg p.0 of liquid medication
available is 125mg per 5 ml
Tags: Nursing Math: Dosage Calculation chapt 14: Caculate with confidence.