Two recent articles (learning zone March 14, art&science March 21) make the point that numerical accuracy is needed when prescribing, and when calculating a patient’s fluid balance. There are many other examples of the need for accurate calculations in nursing – drug administration, working out bed occupancy rates, or just finding out how much or how little an extra 1.5 per cent will add to your wage.
Nursing Standard. 21, 30, 33-33. doi: 10.7748/ns.21.30.33.s47
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