Determination of the Effect of Implementation of Drug Computing Curriculum on Nursing Students' Mathematical Anxiety and Skills
Design
This study is a quasi-experimental study before and after. Initially, the student training groups in the first semester of the year 1398-1399 will be assigned to the control group through census and this process until the completion of the sample to 66 people in the second semester of the year. After completing the sampling in the control group, the sampling of the students in the intervention group will continue in the census to examine a total of 132 students in the study.
Settings and conduct
The drug computing curriculum will be implemented during the clinical pharmacology training. On the first day of the internship, this training program will be taught and lectured. Then, on the second day, a practical workshop on pharmaceutical computing will be conducted, followed by training sessions in clinical pharmacology and in the hospital setting. The description of this intervention will be as follows. ten days and One month after this training, all the questionnaires completed on the first day of intervention will be completed again by the intervention group. Completion of these questionnaires in the control group will be the same as the intervention group.
Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
The sample of the study will be 132 undergraduate nursing students who are undergoing clinical pharmacology training during the study period. These students will be excluded if they are out of college or enrolled in Pharmacy Computing courses or are retraining or do not consent to study.
Intervention groups
Intervention Group : Nursing Students Receiving the Drug Calculation Curriculum
Control Group : Nursing Students Receiving the Routine Curriculum
Main outcome variables
Math Anxiety - Skill
In Nursing Students
General information
Reason for update
Acronym
IRCT registration information
IRCT registration number:IRCT20190727044341N1
Registration date:2019-09-05, 1398/06/14
Registration timing:prospective
Last update:2019-09-05, 1398/06/14
Update count:0
Registration date
2019-09-05, 1398/06/14
Registrant information
Name
Amin Hosseini Sooreh Bargh
Name of organization / entity
Country
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Phone
+98 21 7701 1942
Email address
ahosseinis@razi.tums.ac.ir
Recruitment status
Recruitment complete
Funding source
Expected recruitment start date
2019-09-14, 1398/06/23
Expected recruitment end date
2020-06-19, 1399/03/30
Actual recruitment start date
empty
Actual recruitment end date
empty
Trial completion date
empty
Scientific title
Effects of implementation of Drug Calculation Educational Program on Nursing Students' Mathematical Anxiety and Skill
Public title
Drug Calculation Educational and Nursing Students' Mathematical Anxiety and Skill
Purpose
Education/Guidance
Inclusion/Exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria:
Undergraduate Nursing Students of Tehran School of Nursing who are undergoing Pharmacology training.
Consent to participate in the study
Exclusion criteria:
These students will be excluded if they are out of college or enrolled in Pharmacy Computing courses or are retraining or do not consent to study.
Age
No age limit
Gender
Both
Phase
N/A
Groups that have been masked
No information
Sample size
Target sample size:
132
Randomization (investigator's opinion)
N/A
Randomization description
Blinding (investigator's opinion)
Not blinded
Blinding description
Placebo
Not used
Assignment
Other
Other design features
Secondary Ids
empty
Ethics committees
1
Ethics committee
Name of ethics committee
Institutional research ethics committee school of nursing and midwifery & rehabilitation
Street address
School of Nursing Midwifery ,Tehran University of Medical Sciences Nosrat st. Tohid sq. Tehran I.IRAN
City
Tehran
Province
Tehran
Postal code
141973317
Approval date
2019-07-13, 1398/04/22
Ethics committee reference number
IR.TUMS.FNM.REC.1398.082
Health conditions studied
1
Description of health condition studied
ICD-10 code
ICD-10 code description
Primary outcomes
1
Description
Math Anxiety
Timepoint
Baseline, 10 and 30 days after baseline
Method of measurement
Betz Math Anxiety Questionnaire
2
Description
drug calculations skill
Timepoint
Baseline, 10 and 30 days after baseline
Method of measurement
drug calculations skill questionnaire
Secondary outcomes
empty
Intervention groups
1
Description
Intervention group: Includes undergraduate nursing students who are undergoing a pharmacology internship in the second semester of the academic year 1399-98. The intervention will be described as follows. On the first day of this training program (which will be at the School of Nursing and Midwifery) and in the first two hours all students will receive a demographic questionnaire, mathematical anxiety and skills questionnaire (math and pharmaceutical calculations). ) Will complete. Students will be given 30 minutes to complete the questionnaires and students will be allowed to use the calculator. It is noteworthy that while obtaining the consent of the students, all of them will be informed that the scores obtained from these questionnaires will in no way affect their grade point average. Then lecture using whiteboards, boards, and calculators (mobile-mounted) on decimal numbers; first, second and third decimal places, percentages, and basic math skills and how to use the speaking calculator will be. The different units used and their conversion methods, weight-based drug calculation, ideal weight calculation, oral drug and injectable drugs will also be discussed. After a break for the next two hours, students will be explained about the different formulas in pharmaceutical computing, pharmaceutical forms, and how to calculate different pharmaceutical forms (injectable, non-injectable). Practical exercises on pharmaceutical calculations will also be provided and methods of calculating them will be explained and student bugs will be resolved. At the end of the day, the Pharmacy Computing textbook will be delivered to students. The second day will be dedicated to practical work. On this day, by forming smaller groups of students (5 or 6 in each group) and using several scenarios (providing a brief history of different patients, along with physician instructions); students can make appropriate drug calculations with the physician's prescription. Process. Each group will be offered at least four different practice exercises, including oral medication (oral, gastrointestinal, or gastrostomy), injectable (intradermal, subcutaneous, intramuscular, intravenous), vaginal or anal suppositories. , Will be ointments or topical creams. The calculation requirements for injectable drugs (vial of potassium, magnesium and bicarbonate; heparin ampoules, dopamine, dobutamine, etc.) will be provided for the practical work of injectable drugs. It will also be introduced to the students in order to familiarize the students with the pharmaceutical calculations of the infusion devices, serum infusions and medications (perfuser and the only method of adjusting the calculated dosage on this device. After completing the practical training in small groups The students will have a short rest for two hours and controlled by the research team, then the next hour will be shared with each group on the pharmacy calculus and asked to learn more if the lines There is a calculation to be made, and then the students enter the clinic (internship) At the end of the internship (end of ten days) all questionnaires completed by the beginning of the first day of the workshop will be completed again by the students. One month after this training, all the questionnaires completed on the first day of the intervention will also be completed by the intervention group.resolved. At the end of the day, the Pharmacy Computing textbook will be delivered to students. The second day will be dedicated to practical work. On this day, by forming smaller groups of students (5 or 6 in each group) and using several scenarios (providing a brief history of different patients, along with physician instructions); students can make appropriate drug calculations with the physician's prescription. Process. Each group will be offered at least four different practice exercises, including oral medication (oral, gastrointestinal, or gastrostomy), injectable (intradermal, subcutaneous, intramuscular, intravenous), vaginal or anal suppositories. , Will be ointments or topical creams. Given that the third day is for the workshop and practical work. The calculation requirements for injectable drugs (vial of potassium, magnesium and bicarbonate; heparin ampoules, dopamine, dobutamine, etc.) will be provided for the practical work of injectable drugs. It will also be introduced to the students in order to familiarize the students with the pharmaceutical calculations of the infusion devices, serum infusions and medications (perfuser and the only method of adjusting the calculated dosage on this device. After completing the practical training in small groups The students will have a short rest for two hours and controlled by the research team, then the next hour will be shared with each group on the pharmacy calculus and asked to learn more if the lines There is a calculation to be made, and then the students enter the clinic (internship) At the end of the internship (end of ten days) all questionnaires completed by the beginning of the first day of the workshop will be completed again by the students. One month after this training, all the questionnaires completed on the first day of the intervention will also be completed by the intervention group.
Category
Other
2
Description
Control group: The control group will receive only routine pharmacology training but will receive the math anxiety and pharmaceutical computing skills questionnaire as the intervention group.
Category
Other
Recruitment centers
1
Recruitment center
Name of recruitment center
School of Nursing Midwifery ,Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Alireza Nikbakht Nasrabadi
Street address
School of Nursing Midwifery ,Tehran University of Medical Sciences Nosrat st. Tohid sq. Tehran I.IRAN
City
Tehran
Province
Tehran
Postal code
1419733171
Phone
+98 21 6692 7171
Email
fnm@tums.ac.ir
Sponsors / Funding sources
1
Sponsor
Name of organization / entity
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Dr Mohamad Ali Sahraeiyan
Street address
Deputy of Research and Technology, Sixth Floor, Central Organization ofTehran University of Medical Sciences, Ghods St, Keshavarz Blvd
City
Tehran
Province
Tehran
Postal code
1419733171
Phone
+98 21 8163 3619
Email
nmcrc@tums.ac.ir
Grant name
Grant code / Reference number
Is the source of funding the same sponsor organization/entity?
Yes
Title of funding source
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Proportion provided by this source
100
Public or private sector
Public
Domestic or foreign origin
Domestic
Category of foreign source of funding
empty
Country of origin
Type of organization providing the funding
Academic
Person responsible for general inquiries
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Amin Hosseini Soorehbargh
Position
MS Student
Latest degree
Bachelor
Other areas of specialty/work
Nursery
Street address
School of Nursing Midwifery ,Tehran University of Medical Sciences Nosrat st. Tohid sq. Tehran I.IRAN
City
Tehran
Province
Tehran
Postal code
1419733171
Phone
+98 21 6192 7171
Email
ahosseinis@razi.tums.ac.ir
Person responsible for scientific inquiries
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Leila Sayadi
Position
Assistant Professor
Latest degree
Ph.D.
Other areas of specialty/work
Nursery
Street address
School of Nursing Midwifery ,Tehran University of Medical Sciences Nosrat st. Tohid sq. Tehran I.IRAN
City
Tehran
Province
Tehran
Postal code
1419733171
Phone
+98 21 6105 4322
Email
l-sayadi@sina.tums.ac.ir
Person responsible for updating data
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Amin Hosseini Sooreh Bargh
Position
MS Student
Latest degree
Bachelor
Other areas of specialty/work
Nursery
Street address
School of Nursing Midwifery ,Tehran University of Medical Sciences Nosrat st. Tohid sq. Tehran I.IRAN
City
Tehran
Province
Tehran
Postal code
1419733171
Phone
+98 21 6692 7171
Email
ahosseinis@razi.tums.ac.ir
Sharing plan
Deidentified Individual Participant Data Set (IPD)
No - There is not a plan to make this available
Justification/reason for indecision/not sharing IPD