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This short video is the second of three videos in Nursing calculations: Finding the volume required. It explains how to calculate medication dosage from labels using the method of mental calculation and proportionality to get the right dosage for drugs in solution....
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Do you need to write a case study report for nursing? The information on this page will help get you started. Part 1: What is it and why? This video introduces the concept of the case study and identifies how case studies differ to other written assignments. Part 2: Research...
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How do you convert between units? Nurses use units that begin with milli and micro a lot. If you express your dosage in a smaller unit, the number must get bigger, and vice versa. Find out how to convert dosages between larger and smaller units....
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How do you convert IV flow rates? In the previous video, we looked at converting between millilitres (ml) and drops. This time we are converting not only the volumes, (drops and mls) but the units for time as well....
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Are you wondering what reflective writing is about? Do you need help deciding what sort of incident you should select? Are you clear on what a variable is? This series of videos covers how to structure and write a critical incident reflection. Part 1: The preliminary guide This video gives...
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Drops are just another unit for measuring the amount of fluid flowing into a patient’s system. Discover what ‘drop factor’ means, and how to convert between millilitres and drops....
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What is volume required formula? This formula tells us how much liquid-form medication we need to give a patient, considering the strength they need and the source that it comes from. Defining the formula This short video is the first of three videos in Nursing calculations: Finding the volume required....
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What do you do if the flow rate calculation involves fractions such as ¼ of an hour or 0.5 litres? Find out how this is managed mathematically....
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How do you deal with a unit like mg/kg? Milligrams per kilogram means that you must give a certain amount (mgs) of a drug for each kilogram of the patient’s body mass. Bigger patients need a bigger dose! Learn what this unit means and when and how to use it....
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This short video is the third of three videos in Nursing calculations: Finding the volume required. It explains the formula for calculating the quantity of a drug in solution for correct dosage by determining the stock strength and volume (have), then calculating a fraction of that stock volume for prescribed...
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Further resources Also, the Learning Lab has sections that will help nursing students with important academic concepts:...
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What does "flow rate = volume/time" mean? Flow rate is determined by the volume of liquid that passes by (into a patient) within a certain time period. This is the fundamental formula for all IV problems. This short video uses practical examples to explain the formula for calculating the flow...
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If you need double the dose of medication, you need to give double the volume of the liquid that it is dissolved in and so on. This is the simple principle behind the volume required formula. Learn how you could solve these problems before applying the formula....
