An evaluation of the drug calculation skills of registered nurses.
Mathematical skill and proficiency underpin a number of nursing activities, with the most common application being in relation to drug dosage calculation and administration. Medication errors have been identified as the most common type of error affecting patient safety and the most common single pr...
| Publicado en: | Nurse Education in Practice Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 55 - 62 |
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| Formato: | pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Elsevier B.V.
Jan2014
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