Investigation of the Capability of Pharmaceutical Calculation in Nurses in Various Wards of Hazrat Fatemeha Zahra Mehreize Hospital

 Inability to calculate the dose in various wards hospital the most common medical Errors which can lead to serious injuries and even death in very badly ill patients. This study aims to determine capability of pharmaceutical calculation in nursing staff in various wards of Hazrat Fatemeha zahrae Mehreize Hospital.

 This research is an analytic descriptive study which capability of pharmaceutical calculation in nursing staff in various wards of Hazrat Fatemeha zahrae Mehreize Hospital.Data collection tool was a dimerism questionnaire that the first part included10 questions about. Individual occupational and second part included 8 questions about the nursing personnel’s knowledge regarding proper calculation of the dosage of widely used drugs.

The findings showed that drug calculation ability level in study samples was 16.3% in good level 18.6 % in medium level and 51.3% in poor level, and, 13.8% of the participants were not able to answer any of the questions.  

Considering the nursing personnel’s lack of knowledge regarding pharmaceutical calculations, Also, due to the low percentage of correct calculation drug samples under study. The importance of proper planning in order to improve drug calculation seems necessary.