pharmacy calculations information

Calculations Quizzes and Exams

Quiz content. There will be 4 calculations quizzes given during the course of the quarter. Each quiz will correspond to a chapter in the textbook (so quiz #1 will be over Lesson 1 material, quiz #2 over Lesson 2 material, etc.) and the questions on the quiz will be very similar to those at the end of each lesson.

Quiz Grading. For each quiz, the number correctly answered will determine the grade, so that 10 questions correct will yield a grade of 4.0, 9 correct a grade of 3.5, 8 correct a grade of 3.0, etc.

Take calculations quiz #1. Deadline 10/5/07.

Take calculations quiz #2. Deadline 10/16/07

Take calculations quiz #3. Deadline 10/23/07.

Take calculations quiz #4. Deadline 10/28/07.

Exam Dates. There will be 2 exams given and each student will need to pass both exams. Exam A will be given on 29 October 2007 and will cover material from the first 4 lessons. Exam B will be given on 31 Octoberr 2007 and will cover material from the fifth lesson.

Exam A content. All of the practice question groups in the latter half of the book (alpha through kappa practice question sets) have each been used as exams in the past and so will be excellent preparation for Exam A. Expect 10 questions on the exam. You will have 50 minutes (the class period) to finish the exam. You should plan to bring only a pencil with eraser, and a calculator, to this exam. It is not an open-book exam.

Exam B content. Exam B covers the TPN material in Lesson 5. Again, you will only need a pencil with eraser and a calculator for this exam. You will have 50 minutes (the class period) to complete this exam. The TPN exam will consist of a patient scenario and a one-page worksheet just like those found in Lesson 5 of the textbook. I will inform you on the patient scenario whether your pharmacy mixes IVs from pre-set volumes or uses a pump. Be aware that if you significantly underdose or overdose one component of the TPN, it will likely result in a grade of no pass and you will need to retake the TPN exam.

Exam grading. You will need to score 80% or higher on each exam in order to obtain a passing grade. The scores are not averaged (i.e., if you score 100% on one and 60% on another, you still have to retake the exam for which you scored 60% and obtain a score of 80% or higher on the retake).

Every effort will be made to get your calculations scores back to you as soon as possible. Exams will not be returned, but you are welcome to come to the coursemaster's office to view your exam.

People always want to know what happens if they do not pass an exam. In that event, we schedule a retake of the exam outside of class hours.

Medical abbreviations. Do you need to memorize all of the abbreviations in Lesson 1? No. The quizzes will essentially be open book, so you can look up any abbreviations. The exams will be in-class and closed-book, but you are welcome to ask me during the exam about any abbreviations you don't understand. Memorizing the abbreviations isn't the intent of this class, but I do want you to begin to memorize them as you will need to know them for pharmacy practice lab next quarter.