How much math is involved in day-to-day nursing?

Sooo basically math isn't my strong point at all.... Especially when I'm nervous and under a lot of pressure

I'm a good critical thinker and good at science. I'm also cheerful and can really connect with people. But math has always made me miserable.... It doesn't hinder me ever because I have a calculator when I need one; but I keep reading about how nurses have to do complex mathematical equations to calculate medicine doses
I got into an entry nursing masters program and don't knownif I should accept the admission because if this!!! Please advise!
You will need to master math. You will have to study and take classes to master the process of calculations. We've all had to learn it. It can be done. You're going to have to learn a lot more that just calculations... If your good at critical thinking, that is a plus.
Quote from HappyWife77You will need to master math. You will have to study and take classes to master the process of calculations. We've all had to learn it. It can be done. You're going to have to learn a lot more that just calculations... If your good at critical thinking, that is a plus.
Quote from HappyWife77You will need to master math. You will have to study and take classes to master the process of calculations. We've all had to learn it. It can be done. You're going to have to learn a lot more that just calculations... If your good at critical thinking, that is a plus.
It depends where you are working...math is used frequently with dosage calculations, administration of medications, understanding reading of syringes and different units of measurements, conversions, iv flow rates, gastric feedings, flushes, simple intake and output measurements, calculating telemetry strips, understanding lab values, obtaining specimens....etc.Depending on your scenario.Depending on what is ordered, how meds are sent to us....You can Google nursing math for examples. I use algebraic equations when I need to. But nursing math can be a couple different formulas.
Quote from HappyWife77It depends where you are working...math is used frequently with dosage calculations, medications, conversions, calculating telemetry strips.Depending on your scenario.Depending on what is ordered, how it is sent to us. You can Google nursing math for examples. I use algebraic equations when I need to. But nursing math can be a couple different formulas.
I am a staff nurse. Good luck with your Math. If you really want it, study it and master it.
Where I have came from....you don't get to clinicals unless you ace dosage calculations.
It's honestly very very basic math for the most part. General arithmetic. And where I work 99 percent of the time, everything is precalculated by a computer for me. I can double check the calculation in my head but I never need to do any crazy hard math.
Quote from schnookimzIt's honestly very very basic math for the most part. General arithmetic. And where I work 99 percent of the time, everything is precalculated by a computer for me. I can double check the calculation in my head but I never need to do any crazy hard math.
Quote from HR1989 Thanks everyone for your answers! What setting do you work in?
Emergency Department