Dimensional analysis: Calculate dosages the easy way

Nursing

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 57-62

  Cookson, Kristine L ^a  

^a St Luke's Hospital Ohio   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOSE CALCULATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL PHENOMENA; MEDICATION ERROR; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING PRACTICE; PATIENT SAFETY;

DRUG DOSAGE CALCULATIONS; HUMANS; MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS; MEDICATION ERRORS; NURSE'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84878923738     PISSN: 03604039     EISSN: 15388689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NURSE.0000428696.87216.e1     Document Type: Article

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