Title: Week 8
Course: AHS-141 RTZ > Section: Week 8

Dosages and Medication

1. As a Medical Assistant, what role will you play to insure safe drug dosage calculations?
2. In terms of drugs, what are the common systems of measurement used to insure proper dosage?
3. As part of what you need to learn this week, please learn how to calculate proper dosages for drugs.
4. Know how to calculate dosages based on a person’s body weight.
5. What are the rules and responsibilities of proper drug administration?
6. Know the right type of equipment for administering drugs.
7. What are the procedures for administering medications by injections?
8. How do you administer medications (parenteral) via means other than injection?
9. What types of considerations are required for administering medication to:
a) Geriatric patients
b) Pediatric patients
c) Breast-feeding patients
d) Pregnant patients
10. How do you best educate patients about drugs that are to be administered?