Is calculus math required for rn nurse ?

ughm im not sure wat math does nurse or rn nurse need but im taking calculus and im a junior but my math teacher sucks at teachong im serious..and hes making everything so hard for me and i was thinking if i should drop it cause im not sure if my career requires it?? can anyone help

I wouldn't want you to be my nurse if you are as careless with my meds as you are with the English language.

Well, you could use a course on writing. Your spelling and run-on sentences need some work. Whether you need calculus to become an RN is up to the college or university which you attend. Figure out where you want to go to college, and then you'll know if you need calculus to become an RN.

Good luck.

Class might suck and you may want to drop it but studying calculus at some time may pay off. It will keep your options open. For example, I work with RN's who have retired from the emergency room and are now doing clinical trials research - a math background is necessary for this.

Mathematics is VERY critical for medical research. (Anything remotely involving science is heavily dependent on mathematics these days.)
The other people have a good point: the names of some medicines are very similar, and it's very important to make sure you get spelling correct when dealing with patients. Careless errors can result in injury or death.

Requirements may vary by program. But, generally speaking knowledge of calculus is not required to be an RN. You should, however, have a pretty solid understanding of algebra. Doing dosage calculations will be the primary role of math in a nursing program to become an RN. Here is a very good site which explains the basics of dosage calculations required for medication exams:

http://www.dosagehelp.com/

Also, here is an example nursing site's explanation of their math requirements:

http://www.umsl.edu/~nursingweb/current-...

You'll notice that it refers to demonstrating a proficiency in algebra.


Of course, learning calculus will keep your options open. For instance, it is a common pre-requisite to physics. If you decide after you become an RN you want to go back for your masters to become a nurse anesthetist - you will find that some of the programs to which you apply may have considered it positive for you to have taken physics as an undergrad.