Goals and Objectives
Goal: 1.
Provide quality, theory based instructional modules to educators and students for utilization in multiple healthcare courses.
Goal: 2.
Allow educators to expand capacities to provide cost effective instruction to students utilizing technology and alternate pedagogies.
Goal: 3.
Evaluate effectiveness of Modules.
Goal: 4.
Identify direct and indirect cost reductions and potential savings as a result of course redesign.
Goal: 5.
Provide for sustainability of Dosage Calculation Module beyond project period.
RX success Objectives for submodules
SUBMODULES
Math Review Module- Jean Montgomery
- Solve basic math problems
- Multiple decimals
Conversion Problems - Jean Montgomery
- Identify the metric system common measures and their abbreviations.
- Convert metric weights and volumes within the metric system.
- Identify the apothecary and household measures and their abbreviations.
- Recognize several measures in apothecary and household systems to convert to metric measures.
- Identify conversion between lbs to kg.
Dosage Problems - Richard R. Espinosa
- Calculate simple dosages in oral form.
- Calculate dosage problems in parental form
- Calculate dosage problems using weight
Reconstitution Problems-E. Greenberg
- Define Reconstitution.
- Calculate solutions from powdered drugs using drug literature or inserts.
- Calculate simple dosages from reconstituted drugs.
Beginning IV Therapy and Flow Rate Problems-Elizabeth Bodman
- Identify different types of IV fluid bags.
- Identify the abbreviations used for IV fluid orders.
- Define function of drip chambers, roller, and slide clamps.
- Identify the calibrations in gtts/ml on IV administration sets.
Intermediate IV Therapy and Flow Rate Problems-Jean Montgomery
- Define the difference between the manual pump and electronic pump.
- Calculate flow rates in gtts/min and ml/hr.
- Calculate flow rate based on time.
Advanced Multiple Factor IV Problems-Jean Montgomery
- Calculate flow rates in gtts/min and ml/hr based on dosage per body weight.
- Calculate flow rate for a specific drug ordered.
- Calculate dosages using mg/kg and mcg/kg.
Specific Dosage Calculation Rules- Amie Bedgood
- Given the adult dose of a drug, calculate the proper dose for a child using the following methods:
- Nomogram Method (Using a Child's Body Surface Area)
- Friend's Rule (Using the Child's Age in Months)
- Young's Rule (Using the Child's Age in Years)
- Clark's Rule (Child's Weight in Pounds)
- Parkland's Formula
- Given the recommended dose of a drug, calculate the proper dose for a patient.
Alligations - Jason Sparks
- Given the strengths of two substances, calculate the proportion of each to be combined to form a mixture of a desired intermediate strength.
- Calculate the amount of diluent which must be added to a given amount of higher strength preparation to make a desired lower strength.
Review dosage module (Reviewing all areas) - Elizabeth Bodman
-Review of all dosage problems