AHL 180 - Basic Math Skills for the Healthcare Worker

1 Continuing Education Unit (CEU). This course is not for Credit(s).

This course is designed to enable students to learn the math required in allied health courses and in the healthcare field. Topics to be covered include addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Additional topics include fractions, decimals, converting fractions to decimals, using the metric system for measurement, and setting up a basic algebra equation.

Course Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, the students should be able to:
1. demonstrate the ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide fractions;
2. demonstrate the ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals;
3. demonstrate the ability to convert basic measurements by the metric system; and
4. use basic algebraic equations to solve health care problems.