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MTH 1030 - Quantitative Reasoning for Health Care Professionals

3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
Course Description
This course addresses mathematical concepts and calculations frequently encountered by health care professionals. Topics include fundamental operations; ratio, proportion, and percentage; magnitude and scale; manipulation and conversion of units; rounding and scientific notation. Additional topics include solving equations involving ratio, proportion, and rate; interpretation of graphs; evaluation of formulas, including formulas encountered in radiation therapy and inhalation therapy.
Prereq: None
Note: Only open to students in the School of Nursing
This course meets the following Raider Core CLO Requirement: None
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  • Solve applied problems involving arithmetic operations, first-degree equations, ratios, percentages, and rates
  • Use rounding principles and scientific notation to report results of calculations
  • Interpret numerical values in terms of magnitude, quantity, and scale
  • Convert units between various systems of measurement
  • Evaluate formulas involved in medication dosages, drip rates, body mass index, body surface area, radiation therapy, inhalation therapy, and pH/pOH
  • Solve problems involving concentrations and mixtures
  • Interpret various types of graphs including bar graphs and time-series graphs
Prerequisites by Topic
  • None
Course Topics
  • Fundamental operations involving ratios, decimals, and percents
  • Equations involving ratios, percentages, and rates
  • Conversions between systems of measurement
  • Mixture and concentration problems
  • Problems involving fluid imbalance and inventory control
  • Formulas involving medication dosages, drip rates, body-mass, body surface area, radiation therapy, inhalation therapy, and pH/pOH
  • Interpretation of graphs, including bar, line and time series graphs
Coordinator
Dr. Lesya Chorna


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