Investigation of the Relationship Between Nursing Students' Math Skills and Drug Dosage Calculation Performance

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Introduction: Pharmaceutical applications require high attention and knowledge for patient safety. It is the responsibility of nurses to have basic information about drugs and to apply drug treatment in drug applications. Aim: In this study, it was aimed to examine the relationship between the mathematic skills of student nurses and the performance of drug dose calculation. Materials and Methods: The population of the study consisted of 2nd, 3rd, 4th grade students and newly graduated nursing students studying at a university (n=562). An online survey method was used. A structured questionnaire, which was prepared by the researchers by taking expert opinions, was used in data collection. Data were collected between December 2020 and June 2021. A package statistics program was used to evaluate the data. Results: The scores of the students who are considered to have sufficient mathematical skills (23.8%) in the drug dose calculation skill test were found to be significantly higher than the students who are not considered to have sufficient mathematical skills (6.58%). Students who found the mathematics course difficult (6.05%) got a significantly lower score on the drug dose calculation skill test than students who found this course partially difficult (25.4%). Conclusion and Suggestion: The scores the students got from the drug dose calculation skill test; showed a significant difference in terms of math skills. In future studies, it is thought that in parallel with the development of mathematical skills, forming training groups for drug dose calculations and examining drug dose calculation performance after training will allow valuable data to be obtained.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• nursing
• Nursing education
• Advanced practice nursing
• Mathematics

Hemşirelik Öğrencilerinin Matematik Becerileri ile İlaç Dozu Hesaplama Performansı Arasındaki İlişkinin İncelenmesi

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Giriş: İlaç uygulamaları, hasta güvenliği için yüksek düzeyde dikkat ve bilgi gerektirmektedir. İlaç uygulamalarında ilaçlar ile ilgili temel bilgilere sahip olmak ve ilaç tedavisini uygulamak hemşirelerin sorumluluğundadır. Amaç: Bu araştırmada öğrenci hemşirelerin matematik becerileri ile ilaç dozu hesaplama performansı arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Araştırmanın evrenini bir üniversitede öğrenim gören 2., 3., 4. sınıf ve yeni mezun hemşirelik bölümü öğrencileri oluşturmuştur (n=562). Online anket yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Verilerin toplanmasında araştırmacılar tarafından uzman görüşü alınarak hazırlanmış yapılandırılmış anket formu kullanılmıştır. Veriler Aralık 2020-Haziran 2021 tarihlerinde toplanmıştır. Verilerin değerlendirilmesinde paket istatistik programı kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Matematik becerilerini yeterli gören öğrencilerin (%23.8) ilaç dozu hesaplama beceri testinden almış oldukları puanlar, matematik becerilerini yeterli görmeyen öğrencilere (%6.58) göre anlamlı olarak daha yüksek bulunmuştur. Matematik dersini zor bulan öğrenciler (%6.05) ilaç dozu hesaplama beceri testinden, bu dersi kısmen zor bulan öğrencilere (%25.4) göre anlamlı olarak daha düşük puan almıştır. Sonuç ve Öneriler: Öğrencilerin ilaç dozu hesaplama beceri testinden aldıkları puanlar, matematik becerilerine göre anlamlı değişiklik göstermiştir. Gelecekte yapılacak çalışmalarda, matematik becerilerinin geliştirilmesine paralel olarak, ilaç dozu hesaplamalarına yönelik eğitim grupları oluşturulması ve eğitim sonrası ilaç dozu hesaplama performansının incelenmesi değerli veriler elde edilmesine olanak sağlayacağı düşünülmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Hemşirelik eğitimi
• İleri hemşirelik uygulaması
• Matematik
• Hemşirelik,

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