Drug Calculation Resources
Sunday 30-07-2023 - 10:52
Drug calculations are an important skill for midwives. In second and third year, this plays a huge part in your portfolio tasks for each year, and in final year, you may begin interviewing for jobs. Knowing how to calculate medications appropriately could mean getting the job and practicing safely verses not being successful.
Use these drug calculation cards to help you practice these skills and as a handy reference guide. Two versions are available. One is a digital copy to be viewed on devices. The other is a printable copy that can be laminated into a pocket guide.
Get the printable copy that can be laminated here.
Resources included in the cards to help you practice:
Drug calculation examples taken from https://testandcalc.com/quiz/ – use this resource to practice various drug calculations!
Drug calculation videos – ttps://unihub.mdx.ac.uk/study/writing-numeracy/Resources-for-MSN/drug-calculations – easiest demonstrations to understand all drug calculations, plus several drug calculation papers are available (2 for midwives).
Canvas Pre-Reg Literacy and Numeracy Support for Midwifery Students – use this resource to practices math and drug calculations.
Canvas Midwifery Profession and Practice 3B Module Quizzes = Practice quizzes to prepare for drug calculations.
Skills 4 Study – Confidence in Numbers https://www.skillsforstudy.com/confidence-numbers-module – use this resource to practice basic maths skills; use your university institution account to login.
Canvas Maths Aid Module – https://kingstonuniversity.sharepoint.com/sites/mykingston/mysupport/myskills/Pages/MathsAid.aspx – enrol in this module if you need additional support with maths.
Newborn Weight Loss – ttps://www.hse.ie/eng/health/child/growthmonitoring/practice3answersheet.pdf
BMI – ttps://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/assessing/bmi/childrens_BMI/childrens_BMI_formula.html
British National Formulary (BNF) – https://bnf.nice.org.uk/ includes list of drugs, drug interactions, medicines guidance, wound management, medical devices, approximate conversions and units, and common abbreviations and symbols.
