HLTK 1000 - Calculations for Health Care

This course is a comprehensive review of basic arithmetic, an introduction to the metric and apothecary systems, and computation of medication dosages.

Credits: 1

Instructional Method Lecture

Prerequisites:
none

Minimum Student Competencies
Upon completion of HLTK 1000 Calculations for Healthcare, the student will:

Utilize the principles of basic arithmetic
Identify the value of an unknown in a proportion
Convert from U.S. customary units to metric and metric to U.S. customary units.
Calculate drug dosage and solution amounts using the metric and apothecary systems
Calculate I.V. flow rates