MTH 1213Math for Health Care

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Course provides instruction in dosage calculation using ratio to proportion as well as other means of calculation related to medication. Topics include: interpretation of drug labels, syringe types, conversions, Roman numerals, reconstitution and apothecaries, mixing medications, IV flow rates, drip rates, interpretation of physician orders and transcribing to Medication Administration Records (MARs), dispensing, and proper documentation of medications as well as the Six Rights of Medication Administration and military time.