Frequently asked questions
Short answers to the questions a learner, tutor or reviewer may reasonably ask about DosePractice.
What is DosePractice?
DosePractice is an independent educational arithmetic resource for practising commonly taught nursing numeracy. It shows the formula, substitution, working and mathematical result.
Can I use it to calculate something for a real patient?
No. Use fictional or tutor-provided values only. Do not enter patient information or use a DosePractice result for an individual patient.
Is DosePractice a clinical checking system?
No. It does not verify prescriptions, confirm safe doses, apply patient-specific clinical limits, recommend treatment or authorise administration.
Is DosePractice approved by the NHS, NMC or a university?
No. DosePractice is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the NHS, NMC, any university or any healthcare employer. It also does not claim CQC or WHO approval.
How can I double-check an answer?
Each educational calculation is designed to show the method, the values substituted into the method, the working, the final result and the unit. This lets you reproduce the arithmetic yourself using an appropriate tutor-approved or organisational source.
How are the questions checked?
DosePractice uses documented arithmetic methods, stable question IDs, automated recalculation and regression tests, answer-display and marking checks, version records and a traceable correction process. These controls reduce error but cannot guarantee that every error has been removed.
Who reviewed the content?
DosePractice is independently developed and operated. AI tools have assisted development but are not treated as clinicians, regulators or independent reviewers. DosePractice is not independently clinically validated and will not claim otherwise unless a genuine review is completed and its exact scope is published.
Where do the formulae come from?
DosePractice maintains a source, method and rounding register. Public formula guidance and methodology pages explain the arithmetic methods, rounding conventions and educational boundaries.
What if I find an error?
Report it. Questions have stable IDs to make reports traceable. Material errors can be withdrawn, corrected, tested and recorded in the status/corrections route.
Report a problem · Status and corrections
Does DosePractice store my answers or score?
Entered answers and individual scores are not sent to DosePractice's analytics service. Some optional learning information can be stored only in your browser so the site can remember progress on that device. See the Privacy page for the exact current design.
Do I need an account?
No learner account is required.
Can I print and share practice packs?
Yes. Genuine personal and non-commercial educational sharing is encouraged with DosePractice attribution. Practice packs can include the DosePractice website and stable question IDs. Classroom/tutor mode can keep the direct exact-set answer route on a separate tutor reference page.
Can a university or healthcare organisation use DosePractice formally?
DosePractice is not a competency assessment, mandatory training platform or clinical checking system. Any organisation considering formal adoption must complete its own educational, clinical-safety, accessibility, information-governance and procurement review.
Is DosePractice accessible?
DosePractice is designed with WCAG 2.2 AA in mind, including keyboard access, zoom support, readable contrast and responsive layouts. This is not a formal conformance claim, and accessibility problems can be reported through Feedback.
Does DosePractice use AI?
Yes. AI tools have assisted code, question templates, explanations, tests and documentation. AI output is not treated as authoritative. DosePractice uses documented methods, automated verification, transparent working, user reporting and correction controls.
Will adverts affect the answers?
Advertising is currently disabled. If adverts are introduced later, educational content and calculation logic will remain independent of advertising, printed packs will remain advert-free, and ads will not be placed where they could be mistaken for a question, answer or recommendation.
Why does DosePractice publish all these limitations?
Because transparency is part of the product. The aim is to make clear what the arithmetic tool can demonstrate, what it cannot demonstrate and how a learner can independently check the result.
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