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Math 0110 – Mathematics for Health Science
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Teaching Professor: Candace
Blazek Office Hours:
Mondays
7 - 8 am
Instructor website: www.ar.cc.mn.us/blazek
e-mail: Candace.blazek@anokaramsey.edu
*The best way to reach me is by email. I will check it frequently throughout the week. |
Course Description
Topics include operations with conversion equivalents in
standard systems of measurement and the solution of situational
problems of drug administration, including oral doses,
injections, drugs measured in units, IV flow rates, and
pediatric dosages.
Prerequisite
MATH
0100 with a grade of C or better, or appropriate score on a
math placement test.
Textbook:
Medical Dosage Calculations,
9th edition, June Looby Olsen, et al.
Learner Outcomes
Upon
successful completion of this course, a student should be able
to:
a. Solve for one unknown by setting up and solving equations
using the dimensional analysis
method.
b. State equivalencies between and within Household and
Metric systems of
measurement.
c. Interpret drug administration abbreviations that come
from doctors' orders.
d. Use dimensional analysis to solve situational problems of
drug administration, including
Oral Doses, Injections, drugs measured in Units, IV flow
rates and Pediatric dosages.
Assignments
It is
extremely important that you do all the problems
in each chapter. REMEMBER, you are expected to do a
minimum of two hours of work outside class for every
hour in class. Click here to view the assignments list. Assignments will not be handed in, however, it is very important that you complete all homework.
Quizzes
There will be four 30-point chapter quizzes, to view quiz schedule click
Quiz Schedule. Note that these dates are the quiz/exam
DEADLINES, you MUST take the quizzes/exams by the date
shown. You can however take any quiz/exam as early as you would
like (so you can be done with this course as soon as you have
learned the material). The answers to the online quizzes will
be posted after the deadline.
Quizzes will be taken online using the Desire 2 Learn website
(see "Using D2L"
). For information on how to use D2L, click
Anoka Ramsey Community College D2L Student Help.
Final Exam
The final exam will be taken in person at Anoka Ramsey Community
College – either Coon Rapids or Cambridge campuses (if you are
not within an acceptable distance from an ARCC campus, please
contact me for further instructions). ARCC
Nursing Students must receive an A (90% cumulative average)
in order to enter the Nursing Program. Therefore ARCC
Nursing Students are allowed up to 3 attempts on the final exam,
of which the average will be of the exams will be recorded as
there final exam grade.
Grading
Your
final grade will be determined in the following manner: quizzes
– 20% and final exam – 80%. The grading scale is:
90 – 100% A
80 – 89% B
70 – 79% C
60 – 69% D
Below 60 % NC
P/NC:
If
you wish to take this course on a Pass/No Credit bases, you must
inform me, in writing, by Tuesday, June 24th.
Incomplete Grade
An
incomplete will be considered only if at least 75% of the
semester’s work has been completed with an average of C or
better. An incomplete is decided on an individual basis.
Rounding:
Rounding answers up or down depends on the medication. Refer to
your hospital policies manual. In this class all answers
will be rounded to the nearest 100th.
Answers in the back of your textbook are not always rounded to
the nearest 100th so you will have to make the
necessary adjustments when checking your answers.
Integrity and Honesty
Cheating of any kind will not be tolerated. If you are
dishonest, the consequences are minimally a grade of "0" on that
paper. We may also meet with the academic dean to decide on an
appropriate course of action.
Help
I encourage you to work with other
students on homework and in studying for tests. There are free Math tutors in the
Math Skills and Advising Center,
click Tutor Hours. If you are having trouble, get help
early!!
Accommodations for Students with Special Needs
Anoka Ramsey Community College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender sexual orientation, religion, age or disability in employment or in the provision of our services. Within the first week of class, students with special needs that require accommodations should contact the Director of Access Services to discuss possible support services.
Math 0110 --
Schedule
Week Of..
Recommended Topic Studied this Week
June 1st Chap.2, 3, 4
[Drug
Admin, Dimen. Analysis, Household-Metric Measurement]
June 7th Chap.5
& 6
[Converting & Oral Meds]
June 14th Chap.6
& 9
[Oral
and Parenteral Meds]
June 21st Chap.
10
[Flow Rates]
June 28th Chap.11
[IV Infusions]
July 9th Chap.12
[Pediatric Dosage] & Review
July 16th Review for Final
Exam - Work on Practice Final Exam
July 20th
Final Exam - 10am - Noon, ON COON RAPIDS CAMPUS,
Math 0110 - Quiz Deadlines
Note that these dates are the quiz/exam
DEADLINES, you MUST take the quizzes/exams by the
date shown. You can however take any quiz/exam as early as
you would like (so you can be done with this course as soon
as you have learned the material). The answers to the
online quizzes will be posted after the deadline.
Deadline Assessment Topics
6/11 Quiz Chapters 2 – 5
6/21
Quiz Chapters 6 & 9
7/2 Quiz Chapters 10 & 11
7/14 Quiz Chapter 12
7/20 Final Exam From
10am to noon, ON COON RAPIDS CAMPUS.
*Other arrangements to take the final exam
early or at the Cambridge Campus can be made with at least one
week prior notice.
**All attempts to take or retake the final
exam must be completed by July 23rd, No Exceptions.
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