title: Developing methods for solving drug dosage calculations.
abstract: This second part of a three-part series of articles examining drug calculation skills, focuses on the different methods that can be used to solve drug calculations. It builds on Part 1 (Supporting the development of calculating skills in nurses, 18(7): 399-402), and provides examples of different methods that can be used to plan and solve a range of common calculations, such as weight-based calculations and weight and volume calculations. The framework introduced in Part 1 is used to support the planning and solving of drug administration calculations.
authors.affiliation: University of Greenwich, London.
authors.forename: Kerri
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wright
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D009726:Nurses; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations