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THE NCLEX CHANNEL Dosage Calculations: One Last Review Before NCLEX Session Objectives: 1. Understand the scope of the problem of medication errors in the United States. 2. Know common medical math conversions. 3. Understand common dosage calculations. Topics covered are oral medications, parenteral medications, reconstituting, weight based calculations, IV calculations, drop factor calculations. 4. Identify NCLEX Rules for Dosage and Calculations per the NCSBN.org site. Points of Emphasis: •

Medication errors are the most common type of error affecting the safety of clients (Kohn, Corrigan & Donaldson, 2000; U.S. FDA, 2012).

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More than 100,000 people die each year because of preventable medical errors (Kohn, Corrigan, & Donaldson, 1999).

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Medications are administered by Registered Nurses and account for almost 40% of all medication errors (Ulanimo , O’Leary-Kelley, & Connolly, 2007).

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Pharmacology knowledge is essential for medication competence and for safe drug administration.

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Many Registered Nurses lack pharmacological knowledge and calculation skills required for safe practice.

CLEX Dosage Calculations is a component of Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies, providing care related to the administration of medications and parenteral therapies. (15% +/-3% of the Test Plan) Bottom Line: Expect to see some dosage questions on NCLEX! Resources: Kaplan Free Practice Test: https://www.kaptest.com/nclex/free/nclex-practice Kaplan Dosage and Calculations Workshop: https://www.kaptest.com/nursing-educators/dosage-andcalc

THE NCLEX CHANNEL References: Kohn LT, Corrigan JM, Donaldson MS, editors. To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System. Institute of Medicine (US) Committee on Quality of Health Care in America; Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2000. Retrieved from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK225182/ doi: 10.17226/9728 Kumar, C. (2016). Exploring the Relationships between Practicing Registered Nurses (RNs) Pharmacology Knowledge and Medication Error Occurrence. PhD. Thesis: Seton Hall University. Retrieved from: https://www.ncsbn.org/2016_SciSymp_CKumar.pdf Molina, J. (March 14, 2017). How to Master Medication Calculation Math. Calling All Nurses: Kaplan NCLEX Daily Prep Tips. Retrieved from: https://www.kaptest.com/blog/calling-allnurses/2017/03/14/how-to-master-medication-calculation-math/ National Council of State Boards of Nursing (n.d.) (2018). NCLEX FAQ’s. Retrieved from: https://www.ncsbn.org/9010.htm Ulanimo, V., O’Leary-Kelley, C., Connolly, P. (2007). Nurses' Perceptions of Causes of Medication Errors and Barriers to Reporting. Journal of Nursing Care Quality. (2007, Jan. & Feb.). Retrieved February 06, 2018, from https://journals.lww.com/jncqjournal/pages/articleviewer.aspx?year=2007&issue=01000&article=0000 7&type=abstract...