title: Numeracy skills.
abstract: This article describes how to solve some of the more frequently encountered mathematical problems experienced in clinical practice. It covers equations, dosage calculations, and ratios and percentages, as well as touching on the use of graphs and conversion tables.
authors.affiliation: Middlesex University, London.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Woodrow
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000451:nursing; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D008433:Mathematics; D010600:Pharmacology / Q000193:education*; D014894:Weights and Measures