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Maths for Nurses Dosage calculations

Maths for Nurses Dosage calculations. Skills Team. The formula is W x I G 60 X 2 = 120 = 1.2 mL 100 1.2 mL of stock should be drawn up . # 1. W = What you want. G = What you have got. I = What it is in.

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Maths for Nurses Dosage calculations

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  1. Maths for NursesDosage calculations Skills Team

  2. The formula is W x I G 60 X 2 = 120 = 1.2 mL 100 1.2 mL of stock should be drawn up. # 1 W = What you want. G = What you have got. I = What it is in. 60 mg of pethidine is ordered. Stock ampoules contain 100 mg in 2 mL. So here W = 60 mg G = 100 mg and I = 2 mL. The units of Want and Got are the same – both are in mg. Skills Team 2012

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