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2. HCP 220Tutorials HCP 220 Entire Course HCP 220 Entire Course • 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 • HCP 220 Week 3 DQ 1 and DQ 2 • HCP 220 Week 4 Checkpoint Common Applications of Different Conversion Systems and Measurements of Time and Temperature • HCP 220 Week 5 Checkpoint Prescription and Drug Labels • HCP 220 Week 5 DQ 1 and DQ 2 • HCP 220 Week 6 CheckPoint Converting Dosages to Doses • HCP 220 Week 6 Assignment Amount of Medication to Administer • HCP 220 Week 7 DQ 1 and DQ 2 • HCP 220 Week 8 CheckPoint IV Equipment

3. HCP 220Tutorials HCP 220 Week 1 Checkpoint Fractions and Decimals HCP 220 Week 1 DQ 1 and DQ 2 • As we get started this week, we need to talk about the implementation of quality management and risk management programs in health care.  Elaborate on how leadership in your organization supports the implementation of quality management or risk management programs.  What seems to be effective or ineffective? • What are a few techniques managers can use to improve the attitudes of a staff member whose morale is low? Have you seen these same techniques implemented successfully? What were some of the keys to successful implementation? If they were unsuccessful, what would you recommended they do differently?

4. HCP 220Tutorials HCP 220 Week 2 Assignment Ratios and Percents HCP 220 Week 2 Checkpoint Mathematical Functions • Resource: Overview of Risk Management and Quality Management in Health Care Worksheet Grading Criteria • Conduct research to provide you with an introduction to the health care disciplines of risk management and quality management and their roles in and influences on organizational performance. • What is the manager’s role and responsibility in implementing change within the department? • How should a manager successfully handle staff resistance to change? • Define each step of the change process: assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.

5. HCP 220Tutorials HCP 220 Week 3 Checkpoint Equivalent Measurements and Measurement Symbols HCP 220 Week 3 DQ 1 and DQ 2 • What tools and techniques would you use to motivate your staff if you were the head of a nursing home? Would your tools and techniques differ if you were the head of a hospital? • Week 3 DQ 1 • Describe 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.

6. HCP 220Tutorials HCP 220 Week 4 Assignment Measurements Using Metric, Apothecary, and Household Systems HCP 220 Week 4 Checkpoint Common Applications of Different Conversion Systems and Measurements of Time and Temperature • Which components of performance-management systems do you think are most important and least important?  Why?  Explain which components link most closely to risk-management and quality-management systems and provide specific examples to support your answer. • 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.

7. HCP 220Tutorials HCP 220 Week 5 DQ 1 and DQ 2 HCP 220 Week 6 Assignment Amount of Medication to Administer • 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? • What tools would you most likely use when making risk- and quality-management decisions?  Explain your answer.  What is about some tools that might now work for you?

8. HCP 220Tutorials HCP 220 Week 6 CheckPoint Converting Dosages to Doses 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 • Complete the following exercises. • Test Your Knowledge, p. 76 Problems 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 & 10 • Critical Thinking, p. 77 Problems 1 & 2 • Week 7 DQ 1What 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?

9. HCP 220Tutorials HCP 220 Week 8 Assignment Dosage, Flow Rates, Pediatric Drugs 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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