Silvia S Klokgieters, H Susan J Picavet, Martijn Huisman, W M Monique Verschuren, Ellen A H Uiters, Almar A L Kok
Differences in the Mediating Role of HL in Socioeconomic Inequalities in Health Across Age Groups: Results from the Dutch Doetinchem Cohort Study
Health literacy research and practice
aim study explore perspectives nurse education leaders australian undergraduate nursing degrees teaching nursing numeracy australian nursing midwifery accreditation standards influence curriculum development nurses numeracy skills reportedly deficient worldwide posing significant threat patient safety issue education undergraduate nurses thus nursing profession international literature reveals heterogeneous blend learning approaches unclear approaches best suited improve numerical calculation ability nurses australian context accreditation standards referring numeracy therefore important discover nurse education leaders design implement teaching numeracy qualitative approach using thematic analysis employed setting australian universities delivered accredited undergraduate nursing degree leading nursing registration purposive sampling used recruit 17 nurse education leaders australian undergraduate nursing degrees individual semistructured virtual interviews conducted november 2022 january 2023 interview data analysed using braun clarkes 2006 six phases thematic analysis five themes emerged analysis indistinct accreditation standards ii teaching basic maths clinical applications iii range bespoke teaching approaches iv nurses numeracy educators v assumptions unprepared cohort leaders undergraduate nursing degrees assumed nursing students would proficiency numeracy skills entering university however case hence numeracy essential skill needed taught undergraduate nursing students lack direction accreditation council led existence various curricula array approaches teaching numeracy medication calculations challenged nursing academics consider numeracy educators study makes novel contribution knowledge teaching practice undergraduate nursing numeracy curricula