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  • Pediatric Pharmacology
  • Healthcare Competency Assessment

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  • Accurate medication calculation, preparation, and administration are critical nursing skills, especially in pediatrics.
  • Assessing these competencies in nursing students is essential for patient safety.
  • Traditional assessment methods may not fully capture students' practical abilities.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the general ability of second-year nursing students in calculating, preparing, and administering pediatric medications.
  • To identify specific areas of deficiency in pediatric medication management among nursing students.
  • To explore the role of mathematical competence as a predictor of medication administration skills.

Main Methods:

  • A descriptive, analytical, cross-sectional study using a gamified educational project, "Medication Contest."
  • Inclusion of all 224 second-year nursing students, with data collected via a validated 30-item multiple-choice questionnaire.
  • Analysis of mathematical, conceptual, and concentration competencies, with correlation and predictive capacity assessments.

Main Results:

  • The median score was 3/30, indicating a general deficiency in pediatric medication management skills.
  • Mathematical competence was identified as the primary predictor of the final score (R² = 0.609).
  • Significant correlations were found between most variables and the total score, with all secondary variables being discriminatory.

Conclusions:

  • Second-year nursing students exhibit a deficit in the general ability to manage pediatric medications.
  • Mathematical competence is a crucial factor influencing performance in medication calculation and administration.
  • Gamification, through competitive quizzes and simulations, can enhance medication calculation training for nursing students.