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http://dx.doi.org/10.7586/jkbns.2012.14.3.174

Predictors of Drug Calculation Competence of Nursing Students  

Kim, Myung Hee (Pusan National University College of Nursing)
Park, Jung Ha (Pusan National University College of Nursing)
Kim, Myoung Soo (Department of Nursing, Pukyong National University)
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Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science / v.14, no.3, 2012 , pp. 174-182 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: The objective of this study was to identify predictors of drug calculation competence of nursing students. Methods: A total of 120 students were recruited from 3 universities from November 10 to 20, 2011. The instruments for this study were drug calculation competence, self-efficacy for drug dosage calculation, anxiety for drug dosage calculation, and the academic self-efficacy scale. The data were analyzed by descriptive analysis, chi-square test, t-test, Scheffe test, partial correlation coefficients, and stepwise multiple regression using the SPSS 18.0 program. Results: The mean score of good competence group was $0.67{\pm}0.08$ and the mean score of no-good competence group was $0.42{\pm}0.10$. The drug calculation competence was positively related to self-efficacy for drug dosage calculation and academic self-efficacy scale, but negatively related to anxiety for drug dosage calculation after controlling personal attributes. The main predictors of drug calculation competence in nursing students were identified as anxiety for drug dosage calculation (${\beta}$=-.25, p=.046), academic self-efficacy (${\beta}$=.19, p=.035). These two factors explained about 10% of variance in drug calculation competence. Conclusion: Based on the results, the strategies reducing the anxiety for drug dosage calculation and improving the academic self-efficacy should be developed and implemented.
Keywords
Drug dosage calculations; Anxiety; Self efficacy; Nurse student;
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