Comparing the effects of two educational methods of intravenous drug rate calculations on rapid and sustained learning of nursing students: Formula method and dimensional analysis method

Nurse Education in Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 233-237

  Koohestani, Hamidreza ^a   Baghcheghi, Nayereh ^a  

^a ARAK UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Dimensional analysis method; Formula method; Intravenous rate calculations; Learning; Nursing student

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CURRICULUM; DOSE CALCULATION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT;

COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; DRUG DOSAGE CALCULATIONS; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 77952746331     PISSN: 14715953     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nepr.2009.11.011     Document Type: Article

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