Ratio & Proportion Dosage Calculations

UNIT I: BASIC CALCULATION SKILLS AND INTRODUCTION TO MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION

1.    Review of Arithmetic for Dosage Calculations

2.    Safe and Accurate Drug Administration

3.    Ratio & Proportion

 

UNIT II: SYSTEMS OF MEASUREMENT

4.    The Household and Metric Systems

5.    Converting from One System of Measurement to Another

 

UNIT III: ORAL AND PARENTERAL MEDICATIONS

6.    Oral Medications

7.    Syringes

8.    Solutions

9.    Parental Medications

 

UNIT IV: INFUSIONS AND PEDIATRIC DOSAGES

10.  Flow Rates and Durations of Enteral and Intravenous Infusions

11.  Flow Rates and Dosage Rates for Intravenous Medications

12.  Pediatric Dosages

 

COMPREHENSIVE SELF-TESTS

 

APPENDICES:

Appendix A: Answer Section

Appendix B: FDA and ISMP Lists of Look-Alike Drug Names with Recommended Tall Man Letters

Appendix C: Commonly Used Abbreviations

Appendix D: Units of measurement in Metric and Household Systems

Appendix E: Celsius and Fahrenheit Temperature Conversions

Appendix F: Diluting Stock Solutions

Appendix G: Apothecary System