Chapter 2 Review of Basic Mathematical Skills Objectives • Add, subtract, multiply, and divide whole numbers • Add, subtract, multiply, and divide fractions and reduce fractions to the lowest terms • Add, subtract,…
Chapter 8 Calculate Doses of Oral and Parenteral Liquid Medications Objectives • Interpret orders and calculate the volume of oral and parenteral liquid medications necessary to administer ordered doses using either…
Chapter 10 Calculation of Medications for Special Populations Based on Body Weight and Patient Age Objectives • Calculate doses of medications for children and adults using body weight • Calculate doses of…
Chapter 14 Interpreting Physicians’ Orders for Dosages Objectives • Calculate total dosage of medication when quantity is unknown • Calculate number of doses of medication from total dosage presented on a prescription…
Chapter 5 Conversions among Measurement Systems Objectives • Convert among metric, household, and apothecary systems using ratio and proportion • Convert among metric, household, and apothecary systems using dimensional analysis Key Words…
Chapter 7 Calculation of Solid Oral Doses and Dosages Objectives • Calculate solid oral doses using metric and apothecary measurement systems • Accomplish conversion of equivalent measurements of oral solid doses between…
Chapter 13 Calculation of Mixtures from Stock Medications Objectives • Interpret labels for the weight/volume of solute in solvent • Dilute stock medications to the required strength using strengths expressed as percentages,…
Chapter 6 Interpretation of Medication Labels and Orders Objectives • Describe components of a prescription • Interpret prescriptions and medication orders • Interpret labels found on medication containers • Use and understand units of…
Chapter 12 Calculation of Medications Used Intravenously Objectives • Interpret orders for volume of medications to be administered as intravenous (IV) fluids • Calculate dosages of IV solutes in IV fluids including…
Chapter 4 Comparisons of Measurement Systems Objectives • Know standard abbreviations for the household, metric, and apothecary systems used in the medical field • Identify, convert, and calculate using household measurements of…
