Nursing student math aptitude and success on a medication calculation assessment

Nurse Educator

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 80-83

  Newton, Sarah E ^a   Harris, Margaret ^a   Pittilgio, Laura ^a   Moore, Gary ^a  

^a OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

APTITUDE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CURRICULUM; DOSE CALCULATION; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; MATHEMATICS; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

APTITUDE; COHORT STUDIES; CURRICULUM; DRUG DOSAGE CALCULATIONS; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; MATHEMATICS; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 67650093041     PISSN: 03633624     EISSN: 15389855     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NNE.0b013e3181990814     Document Type: Article

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