Improving Dose Calculation Pass Rates With Peer Tutoring

Brown, Lynn Greenleaf; Curtis, Amy; Harris, Laurie C

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“…Existing in-depth literature reviews in this area provide extensive background information [ 22 , 23 ]. Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-method research study designs were implemented to further explore the challenges associated with increasing the mathematical competency [ 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 ] and dosage administration skills [ 30 , 31 , 32 ] of nursing students. What we add to this ever-growing body of work is a detailed case study of the adoption of a new model that involves a fully online, self-directed, pre-requisite approach.…”

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Nurse Education and Mathematical Competency: Implementation of an Online, Self-Directed, Prerequisite Model

Jarvis

McCullough

McParland

2021

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Mathematical competency in the profession of nursing has increasingly become a central focus as more nursing students appear to struggle with basic concepts of arithmetic, mental estimation, and critical reasoning. This paper highlights how one School of Nursing in Ontario, Canada implemented a Dosage Calculation Competency Test model which involved an online, self-directed, prerequisite approach to improve student mathematical competency and confidence. The purpose of this research case study was to document, through shared participant perceptions, the creation, implementation, and subsequent modifications to a Dosage Calculation Competency Test model in light of student needs and advances in online learning and assessment. The research design combined a quantitative survey of Year 1–4 nursing students, followed by a series of qualitative, semi-structured interviews with nursing students and program instructors. The study took place within a School of Nursing undergraduate program in Ontario, Canada. Forty-four participants, including students from all four years of the nursing program, completed the survey, followed by individual interviews with nine students and six faculty instructors. Survey (the open-response items) and interview data were analyzed thematically using ATLAS.ti (ATLAS.ti, Berlin, Germany). The authors recount the new DCCT model’s development, implementation, and subsequent modifications and further discuss student/instructor perceptions of learning types, math confidence, and competency. The paper concludes with a series of seven key recommendations for nursing programs.

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Nurse Education and Mathematical Competency: Implementation of an Online, Self-Directed, Prerequisite Model

Jarvis

McCullough

McParland

2021

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“…[16,33,51] The development of an in-course math buddy program, which would include compressed students as peer mentors for collaborative students, could help to reduce math anxiety and improve the ability of students to succeed on a medication dose calculation test. Supplemental math tutorials run by instructors [45] or voluntary workshops run by peer mentors [52] improved scores on medication dose calculation tests. Anxiety was decreased by the instructor-led tutorials.…”

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The relationship between math personality, math anxiety, test preparation strategy and medication dose calculations in first year nursing students

Osahor

Woodend

Mackie

2019

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The objectives of this study were twofold: (1) To determine the predictors of performance on a medication dose calculation test in first year baccalaureate nursing students. The variables studied were: level of math anxiety; math personality; arithmetic ability; program of study; age; and the number of strategies used to prepare for a medication dose calculation test. (2) To determine the factors that affect math anxiety. The variables studied were: arithmetic ability, program of study, math personality, the number of test preparation strategies used and age. Participants consisted of a convenience sample (n = 163) from the first year of a Canadian baccalaureate nursing program. Participants completed a mathematics test, which served as a baseline measure of arithmetic ability. They also completed a series of online questionnaires on math anxiety and math personality, age and program of study (compressed program vs. collaborative program). Participants then completed a medication dose calculation test after which they were asked how many different strategies that they had used in preparation for the test. Performance on the medication dose calculation test was regressed on arithmetic ability, mathematics anxiety, program of study, mathematics personality, the number of test preparation strategies and age. Math anxiety was regressed on pretest score, program of study, math personality, the number of test preparation strategies used and age. The variables found to predict performance on the medication dose calculation test were anxiety and program of study. Of the predictors investigated, only the “Inchworm” math personality and number of test preparation strategies used by students significantly predicted anxiety. Strategies to improve nursing students’ ability to perform dosage calculations should incorporate anxiety-reducing tactics as anxiety was found to be a key predictor of performance on the medication dose calculation test. These strategies should focus on supporting students who possess an “inchworm” math personality.

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Establishing a tutoring and academic support center: Collaborating with nurse educator students

Hawkins

Fogg

Wilson

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Journal of Professional Nursing

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Improving Dose Calculation Pass Rates With Peer Tutoring

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Nurse Education and Mathematical Competency: Implementation of an Online, Self-Directed, Prerequisite Model

Nurse Education and Mathematical Competency: Implementation of an Online, Self-Directed, Prerequisite Model

The relationship between math personality, math anxiety, test preparation strategy and medication dose calculations in first year nursing students

Establishing a tutoring and academic support center: Collaborating with nurse educator students

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