Research article summary (published 29 Jun 2006):

Improving medication calculation skills of practicing nurses and senior nursing students: a pilot study.

Full Abstract

Medication administration is an essential nursing competency as calculation difficulties can lead to serious medication errors. Nurses involved in staff education need to be aware of methods to assess for computation difficulty and develop strategies for nurses to improve their computation abilities. The purposes of this quasi-experimental pilot study were to assess the medication calculation skills of nurses and nursing students and to determine the effectiveness of teaching strategies aimed at improving these skills.

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Author information

Author/s: Harne-Britner, Sarah (S); Kreamer, Carolyn L (CL); Frownfelter, Penny (P); Helmuth, Amy (A); Lutter, Stacy (S); Schafer, Deborah J (DJ); Wilson, Cyndy (C);

Affiliation: PinnacleHealth System, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105-8700, USA. sharne-britner(-atsign-)pinnaclehealth.org

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Clinical Trial; Comparative Study; Journal Article; Multicenter Study

Journal: Journal for nurses in staff development : JNSD : official journal of the National Nursing Staff Development Organization (J Nurses Staff Dev), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: -2006 Jul-Aug; vol 22 (issue 4) : pp 190-5

Dates: Created 2006/08/03; Completed 2006/10/13; Revised 2006/11/15;

PMID: 16885685, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

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Drug Therapy - nursing Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate Humans Mathematics Medication Errors - prevention & control

Medication Errors - prevention & control Nursing Staff, Hospital - education Pennsylvania Pilot Projects Teaching - methods

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