The presence of mathematics and computer anxiety in nursing students and their effects on medication dosage calculations
dc.contributor.author | Glaister, Karen | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-01-30T14:08:42Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-01-30T14:08:42Z | |
dc.date.created | 2009-03-05T00:55:55Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2007 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Glaister, 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.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37838 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.nedt.2006.05.015 | |
dc.description.abstract |
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.publisher | Elsevier | |
dc.subject | Drug dosages | |
dc.subject | Computer anxiety | |
dc.subject | Mathematical anxiety | |
dc.subject | Dosage calculations | |
dc.title | The presence of mathematics and computer anxiety in nursing students and their effects on medication dosage calculations | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
dcterms.source.volume | 27 | |
dcterms.source.number | 4 | |
dcterms.source.startPage | 341 | |
dcterms.source.endPage | 347 | |
dcterms.source.issn | 02606917 | |
dcterms.source.title | Nurse Education Today | |
curtin.note |
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curtin.note |
Copyright © 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved | |
curtin.department | School of Nursing and Midwifery | |
curtin.accessStatus | Fulltext not available | |
curtin.faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences |
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