Finnish nurses' and nursing students' mathematical skills

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 151-161

  Grandell Niemi, Heidi ^a   Hupli, Maija ^a   Puukka, Pauli ^b   Leino Kilpi, Helena ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Mathematics; Medication; Nurse; Skills; Student

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG THERAPY; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MEDICATION ERROR; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; NURSING STUDENT; PHARMACOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; STANDARD; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DRUG THERAPY; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PHARMACOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 30644480713     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2005.08.007     Document Type: Article

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