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Numeracy skills for intravenous calculations

15 July 1998

Nursing Standard

RCN continuing education

Aims and intended learning outcomes: This article covers the numeracy skills required in the administration of intravenous (IV) therapy in the acute setting. It...

Getting to grips with higher level statistical techniques

03 March 1999

Nursing Standard

Book Review

In attempting to fill a gap in the market of statistical textbooks for health professionals, Denis Anthony's book partly succeeds. His objective is to demonstrate...

Calculations for new prescribers

05 March 2003

Nursing Standard

CPD

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

Numeracy and drug calculations in practice

01 June 2009

Primary Health Care

Continuing professional development

Recent focus on numeracy in the pre-registration curriculum has resulted in the requirement for specific drug calculation assessment in practice. Some mentors and...

Calculations for new prescribers

01 February 2005

Primary Health Care

CPD

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

Nursing mathematics: the importance of application

02 December 1998

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

This study explores the effectiveness of a revision programme in nursing mathematics for student nurses. Students who took the revision programme achieved a marked...

Numeracy test is unrealistic for the clinical environment

06 February 2008

Nursing Standard

Letter

While welcoming the attention drawn to numeracy as an essential skill for nurses (art & science January 23), we are concerned that the given example of an objective...