The Impact of Taking Math Courses on Nursing Students’ Skills to Calculate Drug Dosage: A Comparative Study

IF 0.1 Q4 MEDICINE, RESEARCH & EXPERIMENTAL

Cyprus Journal of Medical Sciences Pub Date : 2022-10-28 DOI:10.4274/cjms.2020.2939

Hülya Fırat Kılıç, Seda Cevheroğlu

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H, Cevheroğlu S. The Impact of Taking Math Courses on Nursing Students’ Skills to Calculate Drug Dosage: A Comparative Study. ORCID authors: H.F.K. Abstract BACKGROUND/AIMS: This study evaluated the impact of taking math courses on nursing students’ skills to calculate drug dosage. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Two different groups of undergraduate nursing students constituted the sample of this comparative descriptive study. The first group was composed of 66 students who attended a fundamentals of nursing course. The second group was composed of 70 students who attended a fundamentals of nursing course and basic mathematics course after the change in nursing curriculum. Data were collected using a personal information form and drug dosage calculation skills test. RESULTS: Students who attended the math course obtained significantly higher scores on the drug dosage calculation skills test. Students who had a lower cumulative grade point average received lower scores on the drug dosage calculation skills test. CONCLUSION: These findings suggest that departments of nursing may cooperate with the faculty of education and include basic mathematics courses in the curricula of nursing departments

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上数学课对护生药物剂量计算能力影响的比较研究

王志强，Cevheroğlu .修读数学课程对护生药物剂量计算能力影响的比较研究。摘要背景/目的:本研究评估修习数学课程对护生药物剂量计算能力的影响。材料与方法:两组不同的本科护理学生构成本比较描述性研究的样本。第一组由66名参加护理基础课程的学生组成。第二组为70名在护理课程改革后参加护理基础课程和基础数学课程的学生。数据采集采用个人信息表和药物剂量计算技能测验。结果:参加数学课程的学生在药物剂量计算技能测验中得分显著提高。累积平均绩点较低的学生在药物剂量计算技能测试中得分较低。结论:护理系可与教育学院合作，将基础数学课程纳入护理系课程

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