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Medication Maths Essentials
Master the essential maths and thinking skills used in medication practice every day. Work through short, focused lessons and build confidence step by step.
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Read a Medication Maths Question
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Work through Medication Maths Essentials
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Unit Conversions
Grams, milligrams, micrograms, litres, millilitres, kilograms, pounds, hours and minutes.
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Medication Labels & Concentrations
Read what is in a bottle, vial or ampoule and understand how much medication is present in a stated volume.
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Decimals, Fractions & Rounding
Understand values such as 0.5 and 0.25, connect common fractions to decimals, use safer decimal notation, and round only when required.
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Medication Administration Rights & Safety Checks
Use six simple medication checks around the maths: patient, medicine, dose, time, route and documentation.
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Foundation, Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced are quiz levels for each lesson, separate from the teaching lesson itself.
LEVEL 01
Foundation
Understand the question
LEVEL 02
Beginner
Calculate it
LEVEL 03
Intermediate
Interpret it
LEVEL 04
Advanced
Reason through it
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