Safe Medicate
SafeMedicate is an online learning and assessment system that many Universities use for their drug calculation exams.
Safe-Medicate offers a practical approach to learning and practicing drug calculations. With a range of questions and techniques, and the ability to complete mock exams, students can feel prepared and ready for their actual exam.
Given that a 100% pass is often required, the significance of minimising errors in your exam cannot be overstated. Errors in drug calculations can have serious consequences in a clinical setting, making it even more crucial to master this skill.
These tutorials aim to examine a range of questions you will encounter and provide general tips on how to solve them while minimising errors. This will give you a clear sense of direction and purpose in your exam preparation.
Essential Skills
The Essential Skills module covers a variety of basic nursing calculations, which are divided into four videos. The first video focuses on volume calculations, which involve determining the correct number of tablets to administer based on a prescribed dose and available medication stock.
Here, you will find links to the other video tutorials:
Video 1: How to Solve Safe Medicate Questions: Tablets and capsules volume calculations
Video 2: How to Solve Safe Medicate Questions: Liquid medication volume calculations
Video 3: How to Solve Safe Medicate Questions: Injection medication calculations
Video 4: How to Solve Safe Medicate Questions: IV / Infusions and drip calculations
