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- Title
Progression Rates Among Rural Junior-I Pre-Licensure Nursing Students Using a Math Academic Coaching Program (MACP): A Quality Improvement Project.
- Authors
LaVaun Middleton, Kellie; George, Tracy P.; Jones, Kate; Kershner, Sarah; Morgan, Robyn
- Abstract
Purpose: Math competency is a content area in which some rural pre-licensure baccalaureate nursing students struggle, contributing to lower completion rates. The purpose of this project was to determine if a Math Academic Coaching Program (MACP) can increase first semester nursing student success with math proficiency in medication dosage calculations. Sample: First semester Bachelor of Science nursing students at a rural, public university in the Southeastern United States participated in this study. Method: Six online learning modules were provided. A quantitative, quasi-experimental approach was used to measure successful completion of the Medication Dosage Competency Exam (MDCE) and Junior-I progression using frequency distributions and means to compare MACP group to the traditional teaching math group. Participation was voluntary. Findings: The MACP improved MDCE scores and progression rates compared to previous semesters of students who did not complete the MACP. Conclusion: The MACP was an effective way to teach math skills to rural first-semester nursing students, assist them in success in the MDCE, and increase patient safety through proper medication calculations and dosing.
- Subjects
SOUTHERN States; ONLINE education; COLLEGE students; TEACHING methods; RESEARCH methodology; MENTORING; RATING of students; QUANTITATIVE research; MATHEMATICS; PHARMACEUTICAL arithmetic; PRE-tests &; post-tests; T-test (Statistics); STREAMING media; LEARNING strategies; QUALITY assurance; UNIVERSITIES &; colleges; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; NURSING students; DATA analysis software; PROFESSIONAL licensure examinations; EVALUATION
- Publication
Online Journal of Rural Nursing & Health Care, 2022, Vol 22, Issue 1, p128
- ISSN
1539-3399
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.14574/ojrnhc.v22i1.688