title: The use of simulation in medication calculation instruction: a pilot study.
abstract: Mathematical competency is essential to students' understanding of medication calculation. A simulation instruction improved students' medication calculation test grades from baseline.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Simmons College, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA. Margaret.costello@simmons.edu
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Costello
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003198:Computer Simulation; D054796:Drug Dosage Calculations; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000379:methods*; D004521:Educational Measurement; D006801:Humans; D008433:Mathematics / Q000193:education*; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015397:Program Evaluation