ABSTRACT
UNLABELLED: Nurses who care for children must be competent to perform medication dosage calculations because most pediatric doses are weight based and obtained from adult formulations. PURPOSE: The purpose of the study was to describe and compare nurse performance on a medication dosage calculation assessment tool, considering work unit, years experience, and certification status. DESIGN: A secondary analysis of data from 851 Registered Nurses (RN) was completed. Multiple regression was used to model the effect of work unit, certification, and experience on score. FINDINGS: The mean assessment tool score was 92.4 (47-100). The work unit and the interaction between certification status and experience were significant in relation to score on the calculation assessment.
