An analysis of student nurses' medication calculation errors.
A group of 158 pre-registration second year nursing students were given a written test in drug calculation. The students' errors were collectively analysed to ascertain the mathematical basis for errors. The results indicated that a large number of students had limited understanding of basic arithme...
| Publicado en: | Contemporary Nurse: A Journal for the Australian Nursing Profession Vol. 4; no. 2; pp. 61 - 65 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jun1995
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