Medication calculation skills of nurses in Finland

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 519-528

  Grandell Niemi, Heidi ^a   Hupli, Maija ^a   Leino Kilpi, Helena ^a   Puukka, Pauli ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b SOCIAL INSURANCE INSTITUTION   (Finland)

Author keywords

Calculation; Mathematics; Medication; Nurse

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DOSE CALCULATION; EDUCATION; FINLAND; HUMAN; MATHEMATICS; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS;

DRUG;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EDUCATION, NURSING; FEMALE; FINLAND; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PROBABILITY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0043133597     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2702.2003.00742.x     Document Type: Article

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