Scope

This resource is designed for nursing students and professionals from various branches, including nursing associates, adult nursing, and mental health nursing. The content follows a scaffolding approach, starting with basic calculations and progressing to more complex medication dosage scenarios, ensuring an inclusive and comprehensive learning experience.

Learning outcomes

1. Remembering: Identify the key components and units involved in medication dosage calculations.
2. Understanding: Explain the fundamental principles of safe medication calculations, including conversions and basic formulas.
3. Applying: Accurately perform medication dosage calculations for various forms of medications, including tablets, liquids, IM injections and IV .
4. Analysing: Analyse complex scenarios involving intravenous (IV) infusions and weight-based dosage.
5. Evaluating: Critically assess the accuracy and appropriateness of different medication calculations in real-world clinical scenarios.
6. Creating: Design and solve medication dosage problems across different nursing fields, demonstrating an understanding of how calculations apply to adult nursing, nursing associates, and mental health nursing.