Common Med Math Mistakes
This document highlights frequent errors encountered in medical math calculations, especially those related to dosage, conversions, and administration timing. It covers typical pitfalls such as misinterpreting units, incorrect rounding, decimal placement errors, and confusion between metric conversions (e.g., mg vs. mcg, mL vs. L). Examples and explanations of each error type are provided to help healthcare professionals and students recognize and avoid these mistakes, ensuring safer and more accurate medication dosing. This guide serves as a useful reference for identifying and correcting common calculation errors in clinical practice.
Escuela, estudio y materia
- Institución
- Nursing Pharmocology
- Grado
- Nursing Pharmocology
Información del documento
- Subido en
- 2 de noviembre de 2024
- Número de páginas
- 5
- Escrito en
- 2014/2015
- Tipo
- Notas de lectura
- Profesor(es)
- Paige
- Contiene
- Med math, medications
Temas
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med math
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medications
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common mistakes
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