Math anxiety, self-efficacy, and ability in British undergraduate nursing students

Research in Nursing and Health

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 178-186

  Mcmullan, Miriam ^a   Jones, Ray ^a   Lea, Susan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Drug dosage calculations; Numerical ability; Nursing; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOSE CALCULATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ANXIETY; APTITUDE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG DOSAGE CALCULATIONS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SELF EFFICACY; STUDENTS, NURSING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862817820     PISSN: 01606891     EISSN: 1098240X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nur.21460     Document Type: Article

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