UNIT 1: Basic Mathematics Review and Refresher
CHAPTER 1: Preassessment Test: MATHEMATICS SKILLS REVIEW
CHAPTER 2: Fractions
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- The Denominator of a Fraction
- The Numerator of a Fraction
- Concept of Size
- Types of Fractions and Value
- Equivalent or Equal Fractions
- Simplify or Reduce Fractions to Their Lowest Terms
- Find the Least Common Denominator
- Conversion
- Addition of Fractions
- Addition of Mixed Numbers
- Subtraction of Fractions
- Subtraction of Mixed Numbers
- Multiplication of Fractions
- Division of Fractions
- End of Chapter Review
CHAPTER 3: Decimals
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Compare Decimal Values
- Add of Decimals
- Subtract of Decimals
- Multiply of Decimals
- Multiplication by 10, 100, or 1,000
- Divide of Decimals
- Division by 10, 100, or 1,000
- Change Fractions to Decimals
- Change Decimals to Fractions
- Round Off Decimals
- End of Chapter Review
CHAPTER 4: Percents, Ratio, and Proportion
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Percent
- Fractions and Percents
- Decimals and Percents
- Ratio and Proportion
- Use of Ratio and Proportion: Solving for x
- End of Chapter Review
- End of Unit 1 Review
UNIT 2: Measurement Systems
CHAPTER 5: The Metric, Household, and Apothecary Systems of Measurement
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- The Metric System
- Meter—Length
- Liter—Volume
- Gram—Weight
- The Apothecary System
- Household Measurements
- Converting Within the Same System: Metric System
- Converting Within the Same System: Household and Apothecary
- End of Chapter Review
CHAPTER 6: Approximate Equivalents and System Conversions
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Dosage Calculations: Converting Between Systems
- End of Chapter Review
- End of Unit 2 Review
UNIT 3: Dosage Calculations
CHAPTER 7: Medication Labels
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Reading and Interpreting a Drug Label
- End of Chapter Review
CHAPTER 8: Oral Dosage Calculations
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Calculating Oral Dosages
- Dosage Calculations for Medications in the Same System and the Same Unit of Measurement
- Dosage Calculations for Medications in the Same System but with Different Units of Measurement
- Dosage Calculations for Medications in Different Systems
- End of Chapter Review
CHAPTER 9: Parenteral Dosage Calculations
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Packaging, Syringes, and Needles
- Types of Injections
- Dosage Calculations for Medications in the Same System and the Same Unit of Measurement
- Dosage Calculations for Medications in the Same System but Having Different Units of Measurement
- Dosage Calculations for Medications in Different Systems
- Penicillin
- End of Chapter Review
CHAPTER 10: Intravenous Therapy
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Key Terms
- Intravenous Fluids
- Intravenous Infusion Sets and Lines
- Infusion Devices
- Calculate Intravenous Fluid Administration
- Calculate Infusion Time in Hours and Minutes
- Calculate Flow Rate in Milliliters per Hour for Gravity or Pump Infusions
- Calculate Drip Rate or Drops per Minute
- Constant Factors
- Intermittent Intravenous Administration
- End of Chapter Review
CHAPTER 11: Intravenous Therapies: CRITICAL CARE APPLICATIONS
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Calculate Flow Rate (mL per hr) When Dosage Is Known. Use Ratio and Proportion, the Formula Method, or Dimensional Analysis
- Calculate Dosage, per Hour or per Minute, When Flow Rate Is Known
- Titrate IV Fluids
- End of Chapter Review
CHAPTER 12: Insulin
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Insulin Preparation
- Types of Insulin
- Insulin Delivery Devices
- Insulin Administration
- Preparing Insulin for Injection
- Mixing Two Types of Insulin in One Syringe
- Continuous Intravenous Insulin Infusion
- End of Chapter Review
CHAPTER 13: Heparin Preparation and Dosage Calculations: SUBCUTANEOUS AND INTRAVENOUS
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Heparin for Subcutaneous Injection
- Heparin for Intravenous Infusion
- Calculate Heparin Flow Rate (mL/hr) When Units of Heparin per Hour Are Ordered
- Calculate Heparin Dosage (units per hr) When Heparin Is Ordered in Milliliters per Hour
- Heparin Administration Based on Weight
- Weight-Based Heparin Protocol
- End of Chapter Review
CHAPTER 14: Pediatric Dosage Calculations and Intravenous Therapy
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Weight Conversions
- Estimate Safe Total Daily Dosage
- Calculate Oral and Parenteral Dosages Based on Body Weight (mg per kg)
- Estimate Body Surface Area
- Dosage Calculations Based on Body Surface Area
- Calculate Intravenous Flow Rate
- Calculate Intermittent Intravenous Medication Administration (Intravenous Piggyback: IVPB)
- Calculate IV Push Medications
- End of Chapter Review
CHAPTER 15: Solutions and Drug Reconstitution
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Reconstitution: Preparing Injections Packaged as Powders
- Preparing an Oral or Enteral Feeding
- Preparing a Topical Irrigating Solution
- End of Chapter Review
- End of Unit 3 Review
