NCT07271095

Strengthening Numerical Skills and Medication Calculation Abilities of Nursing Students

Strengthening Numerical Skills and Medication Calculation Abilities of Nursing Students Through Peer Education: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 55 (actual)
• Sponsor: Lokman Hekim University · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This experimental study aims to evaluate the effect of peer-assisted education on nursing students' numerical and drug calculation skills. A randomized controlled pretest-posttest design will be conducted with 55 first-year nursing students (27 in the experimental group and 28 in the control group). The experimental group will participate in a three-week peer education program focusing on numerical problem-solving and medication dosage calculations, led by trained mentor students.

Conditions

• Student
• Nursing

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Peer-supported medication calculation training	The intervention consisted of a peer-supported education program on medication dosage calculation, implemented over three weeks with five 60-minute sessions. In Week 1, four mentor students-senior nursing students with prior training in medication calculations and a GPA above 3.0-received refresher instruction from the course instructor. The training covered decimals, percentages, unit conversions, weight-based and non-weight-based dose calculations, and infusion pump adjustments, followed by sample problem-solving activities. The intervention group was divided into four subgroups, each consisting of 7-8 students, and each was assigned a consistent mentor. Each session included 30 minutes of individual and peer problem-solving followed by 30 minutes of guided mentoring. The course instructor provided supervision and feedback throughout the sessions. During Weeks 2 and 3, students practiced numerical and medication dosage calculations through peer-supported exercises.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-05-15
• Primary completion: 2024-06-15
• Completion: 2024-06-20
• First posted: 2025-12-09
• Last updated: 2025-12-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)