Study Use of dimensional analysis to reduce medication errors. Citation Text: Greenfield S; Whelan B; Cohn E. Copy Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL March 15, 2006 Greenfield S; Whelan B; Cohn E. View more articles from the same authors. The investigators tested second-year nursing students on medication dosage calculation and found that those students who were taught using dimensional analysis, rather than traditional math, scored better on the test. PubMed citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Greenfield S; Whelan B; Cohn E. Copy Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Maryland hospitals aren't reporting all errors and complications, experts say. August 6, 2014 Johns Hopkins receives $10 million to open patient safety institute. January 30, 2005 The robot will see you now. April 3, 2013 Do HSMRs really measure patient safety? 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Association of clinician diagnostic performance with machine learning–based decision support systems: a systematic review. April 14, 2021
A better approach to medical malpractice claims? The University of Michigan experience. August 5, 2009
Measuring harm and informing quality improvement in the Welsh NHS: the longitudinal Welsh national adverse events study. April 19, 2017
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