MAT-115 Mathematics for Health Care Professionals

With the goal of improving safety in medication administration, Mathematics for Health Care Professionals is designed to expose students who are pursuing degrees leading to a career in health care to all pertinent aspects of medical dosage calculations. Using dimensional analysis as the primary computational tool, the course will proceed from dosage calculations involving tablets and capsules to the more complex calculations involving therapeutic safe dose ranges and intravenous infusions.(Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory grade.)

Credits

1

Lecture Contact Hours

1

Lab Contact Hours

0

Other Contact Hours

0

Department

• Mathematics

Grading Scheme

• Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

SUNY Gen Ed Credit

• No

Semesters Course Will Be Offered

• Fall
• Spring

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Apply dimensional analysis to solve dosage calculation problems.
2. Interpret the abbreviations used in dosage calculation problems.
3. Attend to accuracy and precision appropriate to the medication being administered when performing computations.

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MAT 115: Mathematics for Health Care Professionals

Department

Mathematics

Course Description

With the goal of improving safety in medication administration, Mathematics for Health Care Professionals is designed to expose students who are pursuing degrees leading to a career in health care to all pertinent aspects of medical dosage calculations. Using dimensional analysis as the primary computational tool, the course will proceed from dosage calculations involving tablets and capsules to the more complex calculations involving therapeutic safe dose ranges and intravenous infusions.(Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory grade.)

Credit Hours

1

Contact Hours

Lecture	1
Lab	0
Other	0

Grading Scheme

Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory

Semester(s) Course Will Be Offered

Fall, Spring

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Apply dimensional analysis to solve dosage calculation problems.
2. Interpret the abbreviations used in dosage calculation problems.
3. Attend to accuracy and precision appropriate to the medication being administered when performing computations.