How do I register?

Sponsor: The Hillman Alumni Nursing Network

Mathematics for Medications Course is presented by Continuum Services.

Continuum Services, St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital is approved as a provider of continuing nursing education by the New York State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Mathematics for Medications program is assigned approval code 7TPNYS-PRV-111 and has been awarded 6.0 contact hours.

System Requirements: Speakers or headphones are required.

SUMMARY OF UNITS
UNIT I. INTRODUCTION - CONCEPTS AND METHODS
UNIT II. MEDICATION DOSAGES FOR ADULTS
UNIT III. IV FLUIDS AND IV MEDICATION DOSAGES FOR ADULTS
UNIT IV. MEDICATION DOSAGES FOR CHILDREN

REQUIRED TEXTBOOK
 
Curren, Anna M. Dimensional Analysis for Meds. 3rd edition. Delmar . Albany NY. 2006.

TEACHING METHODS
PowerPoint presentation online.
Textbook practice
Online access

This online course will provide you with the necessary information and mathematical requirements for you to safely administer medications to your patients.

Safe medication administration is one of the most important aspects of your scope and practice in nursing.

Course Description: This online course is designed to review the skills required to calculate and measure medication dosages accurately for clients across the life cycle.

The program also includes terminology and abbreviations required to interpret physician's prescriptions and to read medication labels.

Emphasis is on the both practical and conceptual understanding of the process required in order to perform the necessary calculations.

You can print out your certificate at the end of the program or contact us and we can email it or mail it to you. You must have Adobe Acobat 6 or Flash 7 Player downloaded onto your computer in order to print the certificates. They are available free for download from http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html