The relationship among mathematics anxiety, beliefs about mathematics, mathematics self-efficacy, and mathematics performance in associate degree nursing students

Nursing Education Perspectives

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 226-229

  Walsh, Kathleen A ^a  

^a FARMINGDALE STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dosage calculations; Mathematics anxiety; Mathematics competence; Mathematics self efficacy; Nursing students

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG THERAPY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MATHEMATICS; MEDICATION ERROR; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STUDENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; STANDARD; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DRUG DOSAGE CALCULATIONS; DRUG THERAPY; EDUCATION, NURSING, ASSOCIATE; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MATHEMATICS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ENGLAND; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; REMEDIAL TEACHING; SELF EFFICACY; STUDENTS, NURSING; TEST ANXIETY SCALE;

EID: 49149103168     PISSN: 15365026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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