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Nursing Exam Prep [NCLEX-RN] 46, Medication Calculations
Published 3 months ago
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This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams.
In this episode you will learn:
• Always convert patient weight from pounds to kilograms at the start of any weight-based dosage calculation.
• Use dimensional analysis as a systematic way to solve multi-step problems and prevent unit conversion errors.
• Carefully read medication labels to identify the final concentration after reconstitution, ignoring distractor information like the total powder amount.
• Calculate the total volume for infusion by adding the medication volume to the IV fluid volume before determining the flow rate.
• Pay close attention to time units, converting minutes to hours when the question asks for a rate in milliliters per hour.
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