MATH 1010 - Dosage Calculations for Health Care Professionals

1 Credit(s) 1 credit lecture/0 credits lab

The course will include the different systems of measurement (metric and household) and the different equivalents of measure used to convert between the systems. The ratio-proportion method will be used to set up and solve basic dosage calculations, dosage calculations involving conversions, and calculations to reconstitute medications. IV calculations will be performed to calculate drops per minute and milliliters per hour of prescribed IV solution to be administered. Calculations for adult and pediatric dosages based on body weight will be performed.

Course Prerequisite(s): MATH 0801 with a grade of B or better or Accuplacer Arithmetic score of 275