How do nurses solve drug calculation problems?

Summary rticle reports on a pilot study that examined the cognitive processes and strategies used by senior nurses to solve written drug calculation problems. ology protocol methodology was used to gain and analyse data from eight senior nurses now working in the education setting. The data was analysed using verbal protocol analysis. s used a range of strategies to solve the problems, not just the nursing formula. The cognitive processes of the nurses showed a larger number of steps devoted to problem representation and only a few steps devoted to actually solving the problem. sion educators need to consider the importance of problem representation in solving drug calculations and in particular ensure that written questions are representative of clinical practice.