Session Number
D-2
Grade Level
Grade Levels: HS
Start Date
3-3-2017 12:45 PM
End Date
3-3-2017 1:45 PM
Keywords
unit, conversion, nursing, chemistry, dosage, health
Description
General chemistry for non-science majors is often a prerequisite course for students pursuing degree programs in allied health fields, such as nursing. A core nursing skill is medicine management, which includes correctly calculating drug dosage volumes administered by I.V. or injection. Such calculations are nothing more than general chemistry problems involving concentration units and dilution. Our data show, however, that more than 90% of students lack this skill after taking a traditional general chemistry course. This presentation will focus on documenting this curricular gap and how we, as teachers, can address it.
Handout
Use of Public Drug Libraries to Promote Inquiry Learning at all Levels.pdf (1215 kB)
Handout
Included in
Curriculum and Instruction Commons, Pharmaceutical Preparations Commons, Teacher Education and Professional Development Commons
Session D-2: Don’t overdose the patient: A unit conversion literacy project
General chemistry for non-science majors is often a prerequisite course for students pursuing degree programs in allied health fields, such as nursing. A core nursing skill is medicine management, which includes correctly calculating drug dosage volumes administered by I.V. or injection. Such calculations are nothing more than general chemistry problems involving concentration units and dilution. Our data show, however, that more than 90% of students lack this skill after taking a traditional general chemistry course. This presentation will focus on documenting this curricular gap and how we, as teachers, can address it.