Improving drug dose calculation and mathematical skills
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Kistan, Leslie
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2021-11-29
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Conference Contribution - Oral Presentation
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Unitec Institute of Technology
Auckland (N.Z.)
New Zealand
nurses
nursing education
drug calculation
numeracy skills
maths support
maths anxiety
Bachelor of Nursing (Unitec)
Unitec courses
Auckland (N.Z.)
New Zealand
nurses
nursing education
drug calculation
numeracy skills
maths support
maths anxiety
Bachelor of Nursing (Unitec)
Unitec courses
ANZSRC Field of Research Code (2020)
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Kistan, L. (2021, November 19) Improving drug dose calculation and mathematical skills [Paper presentation]. E tūtāngata Stand together, Third Unitec Nursing Non-Conference Conference, Unitec Institute of Technology, Waitakere, New Zealand.
https://hdl.handle.net/10652/6936
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Drug dosage and mathematical skills for nursing students is a global concern for lecturers and RN preceptors. There is consensus in the literature that medication errors are linked to calculation and basic understanding of maths; and that both student nurses and teachers can often experience maths anxiety. Locally, at Unitec, over a 5-year period, statistics within the second-year exam indicate consistent high failure rates, poor competence, lack of understanding around not just maths, but conceptual skills, information and tasks within questions and inability to apply skills clinically. The problem is incredibly complex, and reasons for such results multifactorial and concerning as patient safety is at risk and our reputation as a training institution!
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