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May 21, 2024
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MAST 1150 - Applied Math for Medical Assistants Credit Hours: 2.00 Prerequisites: MAST 1201, MAST 1202, and MAST 1203 all with grade C or better
MAST 1150 is designed to provide the medical assistant with the mathematical skills necessary to calculate, prepare, and administer drugs safely and confidently in an ambulatory medical setting.
Contact Hours: 2
Center Campus
OUTCOMES AND OBJECTIVES Outcome 1: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of basic math computations such as fractions, decimals and percentages.
Objectives:
- Apply mathematical computations to solve equations
- Define basic units of measurement
- Metric system
- Household system
- Convert among measurement systems
- Identify abbreviations and symbols used in calculating medication dosages
- Calculate proper dosages of medication for administration
Outcome 2: Upon completion of this course, student will be able to locate dosage strengths utilizing oral and parenteral medication labels.
Objectives:
- Reading Oral Medication Labels and Dosage Calculation
- Identify scored tablets, unscored tablets, and capsules
- Read drug labels to identify trade and generic names
- Locate dosage strengths and calculate simple dosages
- Measure oral solutions using a medicine cup.
- Utilize Medication Administration Records
- List the Rights of Medication Administration
- List action steps with Medication Errors
- Identify correct hypodermic syringe for measurement of parenteral solutions
- A standard 3 mL/cc syringe
- Safety syringes
- A tuberculin syringe
- Tubex and carpuject cartridges
- 5, 6, 10 12, and 20 mL/cc syringes
- Read parenteral solution labels and identify dosage strengths
- Measure parenteral dosages in metric, milliequivalent, unit, percentage, and ratio strengths using 3 mL/cc, TB, 6, 12 and 20mL/cc syringes
- Identify how to prepare solutions from powdered drugs using directions printed on vial label
- Determine expiration dates and times for reconstituted drugs
- Calculate simple dosages for reconstituted drugs.
- Measure Insulin Dosages
- Discuss types of insulin
- Discuss the difference between rapid-, intermediate-, short- and long-acting insulins
- Read insulin labels to identify origin and type
- Read calibrations on U-100 insulin syringes
- Measure single insulin dosages
- Measure combined insulin dosages
Outcome 3: Upon completion of this course, student will be able to calculate dosage strengths utilizing oral and parenteral medication labels.
Objectives:
- Perform dosage calculations using ratio and proportion
- Define ratio and proportion
- Solve dosage problems using ratio and proportion
- Assess answers obtained to determine if they are logical
- Set up a basic Dimensional Analysis equation
- Set up a basic Dimensional Analysis equation requiring metric conversions
- Use the formula method to solve simple dosage problems containing metric units and mEq dosages
Outcome 4: Upon completion of this course, student will be able to state the rules of medication administration.
- Right patient
- Right medication
- Right dose
- Right route
- Right time
- Right documentation
COMMON DEGREE OUTCOMES (Bulleted outcomes apply to the course)
- The graduate can integrate the knowledge and technological skills necessary to be a successful learner.
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- 2. The graduate can demonstrate how to think competently.
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- 3. The graduate can demonstrate how to employ mathematical knowledge.
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- 4. The graduate can demonstrate how to communicate competently.
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- The graduate is sensitive to issues relating to a diverse, global society.
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COURSE CONTENT OUTLINE
- Refresher Math Skills
- Drug Measures
- Medication Labels and syringe calibrations
- Dosage Calculations
Primary Faculty Domanke-Nuytten, Donna Secondary Faculty Associate Dean Roose, Diane Dean Mirijanian, Narine
Official Course Syllabus - Macomb Community College, 14500 E 12 Mile Road, Warren, MI 48088
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