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• HCP 220 Entire Course

• HCP 220 Week 1 Checkpoint Fractions and Decimals

• HCP 220 Week 1 Checkpoint Fractions and Decimals
• HCP 220 Week 1 DQ 1 and DQ 2
• HCP 220 Week 2 Checkpoint Mathematical Functions
• HCP 220 Week 2 Assignment  Ratios and Percents
• HCP 220 Week 3 Checkpoint Equivalent Measurements
  and Measurement Symbols

• Resource Ch. 2 of Pharmaceutical Calculations
  for Pharmacy Technicians A Worktext
• Showall your calculations in a Microsoft Word
  document
• Complete the following exercises

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• HCP 220 Week 1 DQ 1 and DQ 2

• HCP 220 Week 2 Assignment Ratios and Percents

• Week 1 DQ 1What skills do you already possess
  that you can apply as a pharmacy technician? What
  additional skills do you need to master to become
  a pharmacy technician? Explain your answers.

• Resource Ch. 3 of Pharmaceutical Calculations
  for Pharmacy Technicians A Worktext
• Complete the following exercises
• Showall your calculations in a Microsoft Word
  document

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• HCP 220 Week 2 Checkpoint Mathematical Functions

• HCP 220 Week 3 Checkpoint Equivalent Measurements

• Accuracy and precision in the calculation of
  doses, dosages, and rates of infusion of
  intravenous solutions are often based on
  percents, ratios, and proportions. The exercises
  for this CheckPoint provide opportunities to
  perform various mathematical functions pharmacy
  technicians must master.

• In addition to a patients weight and dose of
  medication, a pharmacy technician must have an
  understanding of the different systems of
  measurement to prevent medication errors while
  interpreting prescriptions. The following
  exercises provide opportunities for you to
  practice calculating equivalent measurements.

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• HCP 220 Week 3 DQ 1 and DQ 2

• HCP 220 Week 4 Assignment Measurements

• Week 3 DQ 1Describe the advantages and
  disadvantages of the three systems used for
  measuring drugs and solutions. As a pharmacy
  technician, which system would you prefer? As a
  patient, which one would you prefer? Explain your
  answers.

• Resource Ch. 5 of Pharmaceutical Calculations
  for Pharmacy Technicians A Worktext
• Showall your calculations in a Microsoft Word
  document
• Completethe following conversions
• 1.    Test Your Knowledge (metric system), p. 41
  Problems 2, 4, 6, 8, 12 14
• 2.    Test Your Knowledge (apothecary system), p.
  42 Problems 21, 29, 34, 37 40

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• HCP 220 Week 4 Checkpoint Common Applications

• HCP 220 Week 5 Checkpoint Prescription

• To avoid patient harm in the calculation of doses
  or dosages, pharmacy technicians must master
  methods for converting or changing calculations
  using different measurement systems. The
  exercises in this CheckPoint provide
  opportunities to practice these skills.

• Prescriptions are similar to medical orders
  containing vital information for the care of
  patients. Pharmacy technicians must understand
  how to read, transcribe, profile, and fill
  prescriptions. This CheckPoint provides an
  opportunity to practice analyzing prescription
  and drug labels.

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• HCP 220 Week 5 DQ 1 and DQ 2

• HCP 220 Week 6 Assignment Amount of Medication

• Week 5 DQ 1Recall the seven rights of drug
  administration. Consider the reasons for errors
  regarding these seven rights. Refer to page 64
  (Examples 1 through 6) for the most frequent
  causes of medication errors. What two
  strategies for properly administering medication
  do you suggest?

• Sergio Sergical is having surgery for a herniated
  disk. The physician ordered six medications
  (ordered dose) for one hour before surgery
  however, the pharmacy has different doses on hand.

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• HCP 220 Week 6 CheckPoint Converting Dosages

• HCP 220 Week 7 DQ 1 and DQ 2

• Resource Ch. 8 of Pharmaceutical Calculations
  for Pharmacy Technicians A Worktext
• Showall your calculations in a Microsoft Word
  document

• Week 7 DQ 1
• What are some of the advantages and disadvantages
  of using parenteral or injectable forms of
  medication compared to oral dosage forms? What
  additional considerations must you keep in mind
  when dispensing medication?

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• HCP 220 Week 8 Assignment Dosage, Flow Rates

• HCP 220 Week 8 CheckPoint IV Equipment

• Pharmacy technicians must know that parenteral or
  injectable medications are available in different
  dosage forms. The following assignment provides
  an opportunity for you to practice these skills.

•  Pharmacy technicians must understand the various
  equipment types used in the preparation and
  administration of parenteral medications. The
  following activity provides an opportunity to
  practice this skill.

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• HCP 220 Week 9 Capstone DQ

• Respond to the capstone discussion question. 
  Your post should be formatted in paragraphs, meet
  a minimum 150-word count, and be correct in terms
  of grammar and punctuation.