Patient safety: medical calculations
Hours of learning: 3
Publication date: January 2014
Aim
To increase confidence in accurately performing different types of medicines-related calculations commonly encountered in the clinical setting.
Intended learning outcomes
At the end of this course you should be able to:
- undertake the conversion of units of mass and volume from smaller or larger units and vice versa
- express the concentration of a solution in terms of quantity per volume, percentage concentrations and parts
- dilute a stock solution to the particular strength needed for patient use
- calculate the dose of a drug accurately for intravenous infusion, intravenous bolus dosing and oral administration.