Why it is important to test job applicants’ competence in calculating drug doses
An increasing number of medication incidents are a result of calculation errors. These are particularly common in areas such as paediatrics and neonatology – where medicines are often calculated by the weight of the child – or in areas where intravenous medicines are given as a bolus or infusion.
Nursing Standard. 32, 30, 30-30. doi: 10.7748/ns.32.30.30.s21
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