Diagnosing the problem: Using a tool to identify pre-registration nursing students' mathematical ability
S Harvey, F Murphy, R Lake, L Jenkins… - Nurse Education in …, 2010 - Elsevier
Mathematical ability is a skill nurses need to safely administer medicines and fluids to
patients (Elliott, M., Joyce, J., 2005. Mapping drug calculation skills in an undergraduate …
patients (Elliott, M., Joyce, J., 2005. Mapping drug calculation skills in an undergraduate …
Where have all the nurses gone?
Objective: The aim of this article is to highlight a crisis that has developed in UK nursing.
Setting: The nursing workforce worldwide is diminishing and the UK nursing workforce is no …
Setting: The nursing workforce worldwide is diminishing and the UK nursing workforce is no …
Cruel Britannia: a personal critique of nursing in the United Kingdom
Abstract The United Kingdom (UK) once led the world in nursing but because of the
exigencies of the funding mechanisms of the National Health Service (NHS), it has fallen a …
exigencies of the funding mechanisms of the National Health Service (NHS), it has fallen a …
Numeracy competence requirements for admission to undergraduate degree programmes: a case study of a programme to prepare pre‐registration nursing student …
B Dray, A Perkins, L Faller Fritsch… - Journal of Further and …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Some undergraduate programmes require evidence of baseline numeracy skills as a
condition of entry. With a widened entry gate into higher education and a recognised …
condition of entry. With a widened entry gate into higher education and a recognised …
Assessing numeracy for nursing
D Coben, J Hodgen - Research in Mathematics Education, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
We report on work in progress on the assessment of numeracy for nursing in two
interdisciplinary projects. The background to these studies is that, despite widespread …
interdisciplinary projects. The background to these studies is that, despite widespread …
[PDF][PDF] Numeracy for nursing: The scope for international collaboration
D Coben - Adult Learning Mathematics–A Research Forum, 2008 - core.ac.uk
There is widespread recognition that numeracy is a key skill for safe and effective
professional practice in nursing. Yet despite research studies in various countries which …
professional practice in nursing. Yet despite research studies in various countries which …