کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
367310 621488 2012 6 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Numeracy skills of undergraduate entry level nurse, midwife and pharmacy students
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پرستاری و مشاغل بهداشتی پرستاری
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Numeracy skills of undergraduate entry level nurse, midwife and pharmacy students
چکیده انگلیسی

BackgroundThe ability of healthcare professionals to perform basic numeracy and therefore dose calculations competently is without question. Research has primarily focused on nurses, and to a lesser extent doctors, ability to perform this function with findings highlighting poor aptitude. Studies involving pharmacists are few but findings are more positive than other healthcare staff.AimsTo determine first year nursing, midwifery and pharmacy students ability to perform basic numeracy calculations.MethodAll new undergraduate entrants to nursing, midwifery and pharmacy sat a formative numeracy test within the first two weeks of their first year of study.ResultsTest results showed that pharmacy students significantly outperformed midwifery and nursing students on all questions. In turn midwifery students outperformed nurses, although this did not achieve significance. When looking at each cohorts general attitude towards mathematics, pharmacy students were more positive and confident compared to midwifery and nursing students.ConclusionPharmacy students expressed greater levels of enjoyment and confidence in performing mathematics and correspondingly showed the greatest proficiency. In contrast nurse, and to a lesser extent midwifery students showed poor performance and low confidence levels.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Nurse Education in Practice - Volume 12, Issue 4, July 2012, Pages 198–203
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