Effectiveness of a computer based medication calculation education and testing programme for nurses

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 46-51

  Sherriff, Karen ^a   Burston, Sarah ^a   Wallis, Marianne ^a,b  

^a GOLD COAST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Computer assisted instruction; Dosage calculation; Education; Nursing; Professional knowledge; Teaching methods

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DRUG THERAPY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; EDUCATION, NURSING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; NURSING; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; QUEENSLAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82855178874     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2011.01.020     Document Type: Article

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