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Mapping drug calculation skills in an undergraduate nursing curriculum
Malcolm Elliott1, Joanne Joyce
1Department of Nursing, University of Wollongong, Northfields Avenue, Wollongong, NSW 2500, Australia.
Abstract:
The ability to calculate drug dosages correctly is an essential skill for registered nurses to possess. Performing drug calculations accurately is not a skill that new graduates have the luxury of developing over time. Drug errors are in many instances directly related to either the administration of an incorrect dose or incorrect infusion rate caused by calculation errors. A strategy for implementing drug calculation skills into our new under graduate nursing curriculum was initiated to assist students in developing proficiency in drug calculations. The aim of this program is to promote the development of calculation skills in undergraduate nursing students, rather than simply assessing their skills.
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