The assessment of drug calculation skills - Time to rethink the whole process

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 341-344

  Wright, Kerri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Drug calculation skills; Numeracy skills

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DOSE CALCULATION; EDITORIAL; EDUCATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; NURSING STUDENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; STANDARD;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DRUG DOSAGE CALCULATIONS; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; HUMANS; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 84859633423     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2011.11.015     Document Type: Editorial

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