IV drip rate tutorial

Hello Students,

For those of you who were unable to come to the Friday tutoring session, I have recorded some of it for you as a video. We were reviewing IV drip rate calculations and this video is to help you remember how to set up the problem correctly.

I am still practicing with voice levels and recording so please turn up your sound so that you will be able to hear me.

Mrs. Leppold

Short Survey

Hello Students,
I've created a short survey regarding internet use, social networking and online learning. That makes it sound long but it is only five questions. This survey will help me understand your comfort level with the online environment as a class group.
Thanks,
Mrs. Leppold

Click here to take survey

Rights of Medication Administration

By now most of you are familiar with the first six rights of medication administration: Patient, Medication, Dosage, Route, Time, & Documentation. Did you know that there are more rights? A nurse also needs to perform the right Assessment prior to administration, offer the right Education regarding the medication(s) given, honor the client's right to Refuse medications, and perform the right Evaluation after administering the medications (10 Rights, 2007). Can you think of additional "rights" that could be included?
Mrs. Leppold

Reference
10 Rights of Drug Administration. (2007). Retrieved from http://philippinenurse.blogspot.com/2007/12/10-rights-of-drug-administration.html

Concept Maps for Learning

Another learning tool that some find helpful is a concept map. A concept map is a diagram that shows relationships among concepts. Concept maps can be very simple such as the example I have posted here or they can be very complex. When learning pharmacology you can start with a particular medication or a medication class, antiemetics for example. From that one word you will draw lines to connect to the various things you have learned or want to remember about antiemetics. I have included a link to get you started with concept mapping. Have fun!
Mrs. Leppold

https://www.msu.edu/~luckie/ctools/ - This website has info on how to create a concept map and what constitutes a good concept map or a poor one.

Learning the Meds.

With more and more medications and medication classes being put on the market, students have difficulty keeping up with it all. One of the best ways to learn the medications, side effects and precautions is to group the medications in their class. For example: group all beta blockers on one page so that learning the common information of all beta blockers becomes easier. Information particular to a medicaiton can be listed next to the med on the same page. I am including a link to a medication card such as I describe. It is a PDF form that you can type in and print out. Hope this helps.
Mrs. Leppold

http://site.maxi-learn.org/uploads/Maxi_Learn_Drug_Card_Template.pdf

Dosage Calculation cont.

Hello class,
I see that there are some of you are having difficulty with dosage calculations. I have made a brief presentation that I would like to share with you this week. I am also including a short video that you might find helpful. The video uses a similar technique for calculations with the difference being that instead of two fractions there is only one in the video. Please remember that I have on campus classroom hours every Friday from 9:30 to 11:30 AM in room H304 if you need face to face assistance or you may contact me for an appointment (see first blog post).
Mrs. Leppold

Introduction to pharmacology

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Dosage Calculation

Hello Everyone,
We are going to start adding dosage calculation work to the weekly assignments next week and I wanted to find how how you all were doing with the Connect assignments so far. Please let me know if there are any questions or if you are having difficulties.
Mrs. Leppold

Make it memorable!

Pharmacology can be a dry topic which can make it harder to learn. Finding creative ways to learn the material is important. Since our topic this week is on medications that affect heart rhythm, I have included a link that shows how a little creativity can help you learn a complex topic. Your assignment is to find or create a fun and interesting way to learn these medications and share it here or on the class discussion board. Make it fun, make it memorable!
Mrs. Leppold

Using tap dance to learn EKG: http://videos.reinolla.tv/winners/pe/

Unit 1

Hello everyone,
We are about half-way through the first week of the semester and I am checking in to see how you are doing. In this week we are covering Unit 1 and you should be reading Chapters 1 & 2 in your text and completing the study assignments in preparation for the test next week. I hope you have been able to log into the Connect website for your text at www.mcgrawhillconnect.com. Please let me know if you are having any difficulties and I will do my best to assist you in finding solutions.
Mrs. Leppold

Welcome

Hello Everyone,
Welcome to Introduction to Pharmacology. My name is Cathy and I will be your instructor for this course. This course will help you gain an understanding of basic pharmacologic prinicples and prepare you for entrance into the healthcare field.

Even though course content is delivered online, I will be available on Fridays between 9:30 and 11:30 am for tutoring. Office hours are Mondays 9:00 am to 12:00 pm and Thursdays 3:00 to 6:00PM. You can also reach me by email cl4024@gmail.com or phone 555-555-5555 and I will respond within 24 hours on weekdays and Monday morning for weekends.

After you have read the syllabus, please post a response here that you have read it and will abide by its contents. Also feel free to post any questions you may have regarding the course, textbook, or assignments. Others may have the same questions and will be glad that you have asked.
I hope you will find this an enjoyable learning experience.
Cathy