Teaching medication calculation for conceptual understanding

Journal of Nursing Education

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 468-471

  Kelly, Lynn E ^a   Colby, Normajean ^a  

^a WIDENER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; NURSING EDUCATION; REVIEW; TEACHING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONCEPT FORMATION; CURRICULUM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; MEDICATION ERROR; METHODOLOGY; NURSING STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONCEPT FORMATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING; FACULTY, NURSING; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; STUDENTS, NURSING; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0642309807     PISSN: 00223158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/0148-4834-20031001-11     Document Type: Review

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