Calculations for new prescribers. (Continuing Professional Development: drug administration prescribing self-assessment practice profile assessment).(a disucssion of basic calculations and possible problems with prescribing drugs)

From: Nursing Standard | Date: March 5, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

NS181 Hutton M (2003) Calculations for new prescribers. Nursing Standard. 17, 25, 47-52. Date of acceptance: November 15 2002.

Summary

Mistakes in calculation can lead to potentially dangerous prescribing errors. This article takes the nurse prescriber through some basic calculations and points out the possible pitfalls.

Key words

* Drug therapy

* Mathematics

* Prescribing

These key words are based on subject headings from the British Nursing Index. This article has been subject to double-blind review.

Aim and intended learning outcomes

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