AHS 126--Health Calculations  

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Books related to Health Calculations can generally be found in the RS & RT call number range. Search the library's online catalog to find books, dvds, and other resources in the library.

When doing a search in the catalog, use the keywords "pharmaceutical arithmetic" to pull up books on dosage calculations. 

The following electronic books are available through the eBook Collection Database. The titles below can help with the math skills needed for this course. Enter your TTC Student ID number when prompted to access the database from off campus.

 Everyday Math for the Numerically Challenged – By Audrey Carla.  Includes chapters on ratios and proportions with good explanations, examples and practice exercises.

Practical Math Success in 20 Minutes a Day – New York Learning Express. Includes various math lessons, practice exercises, etc.  Also includes helpful strategies to use when taking tests involving math.

 All the Math You’ll Ever Need : A Self-teaching Guide –  by Stephen L. Slavin. Very good coverage of all basic math skills including: multiplication, division, discussed and practiced.  

LearningExpress Library  A comprehensive collection of test-preparation tools, skill-building materials, and other career and life skills resources.  The math practice tests should be particularly helpful. 

Internet Resources 
There are numerous websites on the topics of Basic Math Skills, Ratio & Proportion, Dosage Calculations, etc.  Many sites have tutorials, practice exercises, and answers.  A few samples of websites are listed below.  For additional sites use a search engine liked Google.com (Advanced Search) with specific keywords.  Remember to do some form of website evaluation before you decide it is a good one to use.  For help on evaluating websites click here.

 Basic Math Skills
http://www.aaamath.com/
 Various categories in Basic Math Skills provided.  Review of steps, interactive practice exercises (answers provided with a click) and an interactive "game" for more practice are also available.   Categories include Decimals, Ratios, Percent, Addition, Division and others.  

http://www.math.com/students/practice.html
 Good review.  Examples explained in detailed.  Practice exercises (workout) also provided. 

 http://www.mathleague.com/help/ratio/ratio.htm (explanation of ratio and proportion)

IV Problems
http://www.unc.edu/~bangel/quiz/quiz5.htm  (good overall site with quizzes)
Dosage Calculations for Nurses

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