Medication calculation: The potential role of digital game-based learning in nurse education

CIN - Computers Informatics Nursing

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 589-593

  Foss, Brynjar ^a   Mordt Ba, Petter ^a   Oftedal, BjØrg F ^a   LØkken, Atle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG THERAPY; GAME; HUMAN; LEARNING; NURSING EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES;

DRUG THERAPY; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; GAME THEORY; HUMANS; LEARNING;

EID: 84892542816     PISSN: 15382931     EISSN: 15389774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NCN.0000432130.84397.7e     Document Type: Article

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