Advanced Intravenous Calculations
8 Advanced Intravenous Calculations Objectives • Calculate milligrams per kilogram and micrograms per kilogram per minute and per hour. • Calculate hourly drug dose and hourly flow rate for IV solutions. • Estimate…
Children’s Dosages
12 Children’s Dosages Objectives • Calculate 24-hour drug doses and divided doses for specific weights. • Calculate safe dose ranges in mg/kg, mcg/kg, and square meters of body surface area (BSA). • Calculate…
Drug Measurements and Oral Dose Calculations
4 Drug Measurements and Oral Dose Calculations Objectives • Convert milligrams, micrograms, grams, and kilograms. • Memorize milliliter and liter conversions. • Calculate gram and milligram conversion problems. • Round medication doses to the…
Medications from Powders and Crystals: Oral and Intramuscular
6 Medications from Powders and Crystals: Oral and Intramuscular Objectives • Read reconstitution labels to determine specific diluents, diluent amounts, specific doses, conditions for storage, and expiration dates. • State the importance…
Injectable Medication Calculations
5 Injectable Medication Calculations Objectives • Read and indicate measurable doses on syringes. • Calculate injectable doses. • Calculate and combine doses for two medications to be mixed in one syringe. • Identify safety…
Basic Intravenous Therapy Calculations
7 Basic Intravenous Therapy Calculations Objectives • Calculate intravenous (IV) flow rates for drops per min, mL per hr, mg per g per hr, and infusion time. • Interpret IV labels. • Identify…
Safe Medication Administration
3 Safe Medication Administration Objectives • Identify the knowledge and skills needed for safe administration of medications. • Describe safe nursing practices that reduce medication errors. • Interpret medication-related abbreviations and medication labels….
Anticoagulants
11 Anticoagulants Objectives • Compare the actions of oral, subcutaneous, and intravenous anticoagulants. • Measure a dose in a tuberculin syringe. • Measure subcutaneous heparin using various concentrations. • Titrate intravenous heparin for bolus…
Parenteral Nutrition
9 Parenteral Nutrition Objectives • Calculate grams of protein, dextrose, and lipids per order. • Calculate the percentage of protein, dextrose, and lipids per infusion. • Discuss the reasons that different concentrations of…
Ratio and Proportion
2 Ratio and Proportion Objectives • Express ratios as fractions. • Reduce fractions to lowest numerical terms. • Solve verbal and numerical ratio/proportion problems for x. • Solve one-step ratio/proportion problems. • Estimate answers. • Prove…
