Proclivity among Public and Students for the Establishment of Islamic Waqf Bank Mohd Asyraf Yusof, Master Candidate muhammadasyrafyusof@gmail.com faculty of economic and muamalah universiti sains islam malaysia supervisors : dr muhammad ridhwan ab aziz & dr fuadah johari

EFFECTIVENESS OF THE TRAINING MATERIAL IN DRUG-DOSE CALCULATION SKILLS IntroductionMethodsResults

Tulay BASAK*, Ozlem ASLAN, Vesile UNVER, Dilek YILDIZGulhane Military Medical Academy, School of Nursing, Etlik, Ankara, TURKEYStudy DesignThis study used a quasi-experimental design with one groupParticipantsThe sample included senior nursing students attending a nursing school in Ankara in the period from December 2012-January 2013 (n=104). Eighty-two senior nursing students accepting to be used their data in the study were included in the sample. InstrumentThe training material based on low-level environmental fidelity included open-ended questions based on real physician orders. It included 29 questions based on 13 physician orders.Statistical AnalysisData were analyzed in SPSS for Windows Ver.15.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). Frequencies, percentages, means and standard deviations were calculated. Kolmogorov-Smirnov Test was employed to analyze the pre and post-test scores of the accurate drug dose calculations for normality. Paired-sample t test was used to compare the pre-test and post-test scores and the length of time required to complete the tests. The significance level was p0.05.Ethical ConsiderationsThis study was approved by the ethical review boards at the authorsinstitution.

Drug dose calculation skills developed in basic nursing education are a necessary competency in nursing. Many studies have demonstrated that simulation-based education that includes real physician orders helped to positively develop dose calculation skills. The aim of study was to evaluate drug-dose calculation skills of senior nursing students and the effectiveness of training before internship.

TestExamination ScoreMean SDTest Statistics*pPre-test65.210.5t=-8.7670.001Post-test79.414.5Length of Time Needed by Students to Finish the Test (Minutes)Mean SDPre-test29.35.5t=9.7030.001Post-test21.76.1Table 1: The mean examination scores of senior nursing students on drug dose calculation and the mean length of time needed to finish the test (n=82)FeedBacksSatisfaction Degree345n%n%n%This training material was beneficial.2024.43441.52834.1This training material improved my self-confidence6883.01417.0It provided that I felt sufficient in this topic.33.77085.478.5I perceived my education needs.11.26781.71417.1This training material enhanced my motivation.11.27389.089.8This training material facilitated my learning.--44.97895.1I satisfied with training material.22.4--8097.6It was similar to real medication dose calculations.----82100It developed my skill on medication dose calculations.22.47389.078.6Pre-test and post-test contributed to my self-evaluation on self-development.--5162.23137.8Table 2: Senior nursing students feedback regarding the training material (n=82)This study revealed that the training material positively impacted accurate drug dose calculation skills in senior nursing students. The study also supported that developing drug dose calculation skills is necessary. In developing accurate drug dose calculation skills, providing education, reviewing education prior to clinical practice and performing practical education in clinical settings will be beneficial.Conclusion* Gulhane Military Medical Academy, School of Nursing, Fundamentals of Nursing Department, Etlik, Ankara, TURKEYEmail: tbasak@gata.edu.tr, ttbasak@gmail.com Fax: +90 3123043900Phone: +9031230439431