40+ nursing calculators: IV drip, dosage, mcg/kg/min, plus GCS & Braden.
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NurseCalc puts more than 40 nursing calculators and 15 clinical scoring tools in one fast, offline app for nurses, nursing students and allied health professionals. Enter your values, get the answer, and see the formula and source behind it.
Medication and dosage
• Dosage (D/H x Q), weight-based dose and safe dose range check
• Oral and pediatric dosage
• Insulin sliding scale
• Vancomycin and aminoglycoside dosing, phenytoin correction
• Morphine milligram equivalents (MME), benzodiazepine and steroid conversions
IV and infusion
• IV drip rate (gtt/min) and IV flow rate (mL/hr)
• Convert mL/hr to gtt/min, and gtt/min back to mL/hr
• Drop-factor presets for 10, 15, 20 and 60 gtt/mL, with the rate shown at each drop factor
• mcg/kg/min to mL/hr and titration
• Volume over time, TPN rate, blood transfusion rate
• Glucose infusion rate and enteral feed rate
Fluids, labs and body measurements
• Maintenance fluids (adult and pediatric), fluid deficit, Parkland formula for burns
• Intake and output balance
• BMI, pediatric BMI percentile, BSA (Mosteller), ideal and adjusted body weight
• Mean arterial pressure, anion gap, corrected calcium and sodium, serum osmolality
• Creatinine clearance, eGFR, corrected QT (QTc), A-a gradient
• Caloric needs and gestational age
Clinical scores
Glasgow Coma Scale, Braden, Norton, Waterlow, NEWS, MEWS, APGAR, Morse Fall Scale, RASS, CIWA-Ar, Aldrete, NIHSS, Wells (DVT), CURB-65 and FLACC pain scale. Each score keeps a running total in view and shows its interpretation bands and source.
Find what you need fast
• Search across every calculator and score
• Star your favorites to keep them at the top of the home screen
• Recently used calculators are one tap away
• Home screen widget with your favorite calculators
Check the math
Every calculator has a Formula and source panel that describes exactly what is computed and names the reference formula where one applies, such as Cockcroft-Gault, CKD-EPI 2021, Mosteller, Holliday-Segar, Parkland and Bazett.
Built for the shift
• Unit converters for weight, length, volume, dose units and temperature
• Quick reference cards
• Material 3 design in light and dark, in portrait or landscape
• Calculations run on your device and work offline. No patient data is collected or stored.
Clinical disclaimer: NurseCalc is an educational reference tool. It does not replace clinical judgment, institutional protocols or prescriber orders. Always verify every calculation independently before acting on it.
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