Medication calculation: the potential role of digital game-based learning in nurse education.
Comput Inform Nurs
; 31(12): 589-93; quiz 594-5, 2013 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-24107685
ABSTRACT
Medication dose calculation is one of several medication-related activities that are conducted by nurses daily. However, medication calculation skills appear to be an area of global concern, possibly because of low numeracy skills, test anxiety, low self-confidence, and low self-efficacy among student nurses. Various didactic strategies have been developed for student nurses who still lack basic mathematical competence. However, we suggest that the critical nature of these skills demands the investigation of alternative and/or supplementary didactic approaches to improve medication calculation skills and to reduce failure rates. Digital game-based learning is a possible solution because of the following reasons. First, mathematical drills may improve medication calculation skills. Second, games are known to be useful during nursing education. Finally, mathematical drill games appear to improve the attitudes of students toward mathematics. The aim of this article was to discuss common challenges of medication calculation skills in nurse education, and we highlight the potential role of digital game-based learning in this area.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Quimioterapia
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Educación Continua en Enfermería
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Teoría del Juego
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Aprendizaje
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Comput Inform Nurs
Asunto de la revista:
ENFERMAGEM
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INFORMATICA MEDICA
Año:
2013
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Noruega
Pais de publicación:
EEUU
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ESTADOS UNIDOS
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ESTADOS UNIDOS DA AMERICA
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EUA
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UNITED STATES
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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US
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USA