CONTENTS • LEARNING ASSIGNMENTS/TOPICS
Basic Math ¡ Introduction to Fractions ¡ Calculation with Fractions ¡ Introduction to Decimals ¡ Calculations with Decimals ¡ Post-Assessment Safety in Medication Administration ¡ Preventing Medication Errors ¡ Medication Administration Process ¡ Drug Labels ¡ Post-Assessment Systems of Measurement ¡ The Metric System ¡ The Household System ¡ Post-Assessment Linear Ratio and Proportion
Formula Method ¡ Introduction to Formula Method ¡ Calculating Using Formula Method ¡ Post-Assessment Calculating Oral Medication Doses ¡ Understanding Types of Medications and Measuring Devices ¡ Oral Dose Calculations ¡ Post-Assessment Syringes and Needles ¡ Introduction to Syringes ¡ Types of Syringes and Needle Lengths and Gauges ¡ Post-Assessment Calculating Parenteral Medication Dosages ¡ Understanding Parenteral Medications ¡ Parenteral Dose Calculations ¡ Post-Assessment Preparing Powdered Parenteral Medications ¡ Introduction to Powdered Parenteral Medications ¡ Reconstitution Problems ¡ Post-Assessment Administering Insulin ¡ Introduction to Insulin
Calculating for IV Medications and Infusions ¡ Understanding IV Infusion ¡ Calculating Flow Rate ¡ Calculating Infusion and Completion Time ¡ Monitoring IV Therapy ¡ Post-Assessment
Administering IV Push Medications ¡ Introduction to IV Push Therapy ¡ Diluting IV Push Medications ¡ Calculating Rate of Administration for IV Push Medications ¡ Post-Assessment Verifying Safe Dose ¡ Introduction to Safe Dose ¡ Weight-Based Dosing ¡ Dose by Body Surface Area ¡ Post-Assessment Titration of Intravenous Medications ¡ Introduction to Titration ¡ Solving for Infusion Rate of Titrated Medications ¡ Post-Assessment Calculating Intake and Output ¡ Calculating Oral Intake ¡ Calculating and Recording Output ¡ Calculating Parenteral Intake ¡ Post-Assessment Calculating for Special Populations ¡ General Considerations for the Older Adult Population ¡ Enteral Nutrition ¡ Considerations for Pediatric Patients ¡ IV Fluid Replacement Therapy ¡ Post-Assessment
¡ Introduction to Linear Ratio and Proportion ¡ Calculating Using Linear Ratio and Proportion ¡ Post-Assessment Fractional Ratio and Proportion ¡ Introduction to Fractional Ratio and Proportion ¡ Calculating Using Fractional Ratio and Proportion ¡ Post-Assessment Dimensional Analysis
¡ Insulin Syringes ¡ Post-Assessment
¡ Introduction to Dimensional Analysis ¡ Calculating Using Dimensional Analysis ¡ Post-Assessment
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