Medication Math (NUR 106)
(08/23/2018-12/19/2018)
Course Memo
One credit hour (15 contact hours).
This course moves the student toward gaining proficiency in medication math calculations. Topics include conversion of measurements between metric, apothecary and household measures; formulas used in calculation of medication dosages; and in measuring and monitoring rates of intravenous fluid therapy.
For a lecture class, one credit is considered to be one hour of lecture class time and two hours per week of work outside of class. For the typical three credit hour class, a student spends three hours per week in class and should expect to complete at least six hours per week of work outside of class.
Note: A student must have a 2.0 overall GPA and a minimum of 2.0 GPA in departmental core courses of a program to graduate
The student must achieve at least a 90% to pass the course.