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AHE 118 - Drug Dosage Calculations
Credits: 5
Variable Credit Course: No
Lecture Hours: 55
Lab Hours: 0
Worksite/Clinical Hours: 0
Other Hours (LIA/Internships): 0
Course Description: Application of arithmetic skills and metric system to the calculating of ratios and percentages related to drug dosages.
Prerequisite: MATH 096 or equivalent with a C or higher.
Strongly Recommended:
Special Requirements:
General Education Requirements: Fulfills Quantify General Education Requirement
Meets FQE Requirement: No
Integrative Experience Requirement: No
Student Learning Outcomes
- Solve problems using metric, apothecaries, and household measurements.
- Measure drug dosages.
- Calculate equivalent dosages between different systems of measurements.
- Accurately and consistently calculate drug dose and sterile preparations.
Course Contents
- Review basic arithmetic.
- Introduction to the apothecary system.
- Household measurements.
- Metric system.
- Ratio and proportion.
Instructional Units: 5
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