The relationship between nursing students' mathematics ability and their performance in a drug calculation test

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 697-701

  Roykenes K ^a   Larsen, T ^a  

^a Betanien Diaconal University College   (Norway)

Author keywords

Drug calculation; Mathematics experiences; Nursing students

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DOSE CALCULATION; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MEDICATION ERROR; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STUDENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; APTITUDE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DRUG DOSAGE CALCULATIONS; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 77956094346     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2010.01.009     Document Type: Article

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