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dc.contributor.authorGlaister, Karen
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T14:08:42Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T14:08:42Z
dc.date.created2009-03-05T00:55:55Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.identifier.citationGlaister, Karen. 2007. The presence of mathematics and computer anxiety in nursing students and their effects on medication dosage calculations. Nurse Education Today. 27 (4): pp. 341-347.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37838
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.nedt.2006.05.015
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Aim: To determine if the presence of mathematical and computer anxiety in nursing students affects learning of dosage calculations. Method: The quasi-experimental study compared learning outcomes at differing levels of mathematical and computer anxiety when integrative and computer based learning approaches were used. Participants involved a cohort of second year nursing students (N = 97). Results: Mathematical anxiety exists in 20% (n = 19) of the student nurse population, and 14% (n = 13) experienced mathematical testing anxiety. Those students more anxious about mathematics and the testing of mathematics benefited from integrative learning to develop conditional knowledge (F (4,66)=2.52 at p <.05). Computer anxiety was present in 12% (n = 11) of participants, with those reporting medium and high levels of computer anxiety performing less well than those with low levels (F(1,81)=3.98 at p<.05). Conclusion: Instructional strategies need to account for the presence of mathematical and computer anxiety when planning an educational program to develop competency in dosage calculations.

dc.publisherElsevier
dc.subjectDrug dosages
dc.subjectComputer anxiety
dc.subjectMathematical anxiety
dc.subjectDosage calculations
dc.titleThe presence of mathematics and computer anxiety in nursing students and their effects on medication dosage calculations
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume27
dcterms.source.number4
dcterms.source.startPage341
dcterms.source.endPage347
dcterms.source.issn02606917
dcterms.source.titleNurse Education Today
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curtin.departmentSchool of Nursing and Midwifery
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curtin.facultyFaculty of Health Sciences


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