HEAL 1060 — - Dosage Calculations for Medication Administration
This course is designed to meet the needs of any current or potential practitioners of nursing whose responsibilities include the safe administration of medications to clients within diverse clinical settings. A working knowledge of dosage calculations is necessary within any given medication administration system today. Information related to systems of measurements and conversions within these systems is presented. This course helps health care professionals calculate dosages accurately, with increased confidence and decreased math anxiety to ensure the safe administration of medications, which is the primary responsibility of nurses. Lecture: 3 hours Prerequisite(s): MATH 0500 or MATH 0095 or MATH 0100 or MATH 0101 or MATH 8055 or MATH 0099 or Accu Arithmetic Test Score or NG-Accu Arithmetic Test Score or Bachelor Degree or higher