ALH 11101 Dosages and Calculations

(1 cr.) Lecture-Lab: 1-0
Offered: F,W,S
This course introduces the beginning health science student to the procedures and steps used to calculate drug dosages in basic clinical applications. The course will focus primarily on the calculations of dosages by the oral and parental routes. A step-by-step procedure for calculation of actual medication problems will be used. Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to apply critical reasoning, thinking and deductive skills necessary to interpret basic medical orders for medications.