Other Titles
Reducing medication errors in education
Abstract
Experiential teaching strategies have been advocated to teach baccalaureate nursing students medication calculations. The experiential teaching methodology had a significant effect on the medication calculation ability of the nursing students, compared to a traditional teaching strategy with significant reductions in conceptual, computational, and conversion errors.
Sigma Membership
Mu Epsilon
Lead Author Affiliation
Mount Saint Mary College, Newburgh, New York, USA
Type
Presentation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
N/A
Research Approach
N/A
Keywords:
Experiential Learning, Medication Calculation Teaching/Learning, Reducing Medication Errors
Recommended Citation
Hurley, Teresa V., "Patient-centered teaching increases medication calculation accuracy of baccalaureate nursing students" (2017). Convention. 78.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/convention/2017/presentations_2017/78
Conference Name
44th Biennial Convention
Conference Host
Sigma Theta Tau International
Conference Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Conference Year
2017
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Patient-centered teaching increases medication calculation accuracy of baccalaureate nursing students
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Experiential teaching strategies have been advocated to teach baccalaureate nursing students medication calculations. The experiential teaching methodology had a significant effect on the medication calculation ability of the nursing students, compared to a traditional teaching strategy with significant reductions in conceptual, computational, and conversion errors.
Description
44th Biennial Convention 2017 Theme: Influence Through Action: Advancing Global Health, Nursing, and Midwifery.