Drug Calculations Avoiding Errors

Suitability

Research by the NPSA (National Patient Safety Agency) shows that almost one in ten patients in UK hospitals experience harm or even death as a consequence of drug errors.

Drug errors occur for a number of reasons and this programme will focus primarily on the avoidance of drug errors that occur through incorrect drug calculations.

Content

• 10 Steps to avoiding drug errors
• Basic Arithmetical Skills
• Interactive Exercises
• SI Units

~ Converting between units

• Drug calculation formula

~ Worked examples

• Further reading
• Final Assessment