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Enhancing student nurses' medication calculation knowledge; integrating theoretical knowledge into practice.

Elisabeth Coyne¹, Judith Needham, Hazel Rands

¹School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University Logan Campus, University Drive Meadowbrook, Queensland 4131, Australia. e.coyne@griffith.edu.au

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Summary

This study improved nursing students' medication calculation skills through targeted interventions. Students demonstrated better accuracy in dosage calculations and formula application after the program.

Keywords:

Conceptualising drug calculations Medication calculation Nurse education Student nurse

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Area of Science:

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Patient Safety

Background:

Accurate medication calculation is crucial for registered nurses.
Educational preparation is key to safe nursing practice.
Factors influencing medication calculation accuracy include math ability, formula understanding, and dose conceptualization.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate teaching interventions aimed at enhancing nursing students' medication calculation skills.
Focus on improving understanding of mathematical calculations, medication formulas, and dose conceptualization.

Main Methods:

An 8-week intervention study involving 156 second-year Bachelor of Nursing students.
Interventions included teaching decimals, basic math, correct medication formulas, and case-based application.
Pre- and post-intervention medication tests (Time 1 and Time 2) were administered.

Main Results:

Pre-intervention mean score was 7.3/10, with math errors and incorrect formulas being common.
Post-intervention mean score improved to 9.3/10.
Incorrect medication formula remained the most common error post-intervention, though overall accuracy increased.

Conclusions:

The teaching intervention significantly improved medication calculation accuracy in nursing students.
Enhanced understanding of correct medication formulas and error identification were key outcomes.
Smaller tutorial sizes and error remediation contributed to student engagement.