Nursing Students' Readiness for the Numeracy Needs of Their Program: Students' Perspective
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| Title: | Nursing Students' Readiness for the Numeracy Needs of Their Program: Students' Perspective |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Galligan, Linda, Frederiks, Anita, Wandel, Andrew P., Robinson, Clare, Abdulla, Shahab, Hussain, Zanubia |
| Source: | Adults Learning Mathematics. 2017 12(1):27-38. |
| Availability: | Adults Learning Mathematics. 26 Tennyson Road, Kilburn, London NW6 7SA UK. e-mail: editor-i@alm-online.net; Web site: http://www.alm-online.net |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 12 |
| Publication Date: | 2017 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education |
| Descriptors: | Nursing Students, Numeracy, Student Attitudes, Nursing Education, Career Readiness, Foreign Countries, Mathematics Skills, Student Surveys, Grounded Theory, Comparative Analysis, Arithmetic, Fractions, Mathematical Concepts, Algebra, College Students, Graphing Calculators, Statistics, Problem Solving, Learning Readiness |
| Geographic Terms: | Australia |
| ISSN: | 1744-1803 |
| Abstract: | Numeracy needs of nursing students are often underestimated by students when they enter university. Even when students are aware of the mathematics required, students underestimate or overestimate the skills they have. Research has highlighted the mathematics and numeracy skills required of nurses and nursing students and numerous studies have tested these skills. Research highlighted in this paper investigates students' perceptions of these skills generally, and students' retrospective reflection after having finished a course. Results indicate both an underestimation and overestimation of students' skills when compared to students' results. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 12 |
| Entry Date: | 2017 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1159198 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Numeracy needs of nursing students are often underestimated by students when they enter university. Even when students are aware of the mathematics required, students underestimate or overestimate the skills they have. Research has highlighted the mathematics and numeracy skills required of nurses and nursing students and numerous studies have tested these skills. Research highlighted in this paper investigates students' perceptions of these skills generally, and students' retrospective reflection after having finished a course. Results indicate both an underestimation and overestimation of students' skills when compared to students' results. |
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| ISSN: | 1744-1803 |
