Mathematics for future nurses

The project scales up a proven educational innovation from engineering programmes to the Bachelor of Nursing. Through practice-based assignments, just-in-time instruction and inquiry-based learning, the project examines whether nursing students develop stronger techno-mathematical skills and greater mathematical self-efficacy.

• Validated assessment tool for nursing-related mathematical literacies (TmLs)
• Practical teaching materials for educators
• Recommendations for curriculum development in higher professional education
• Publication on Onderwijskennis.nl.

The project applies a design-based research methodology. Students work in teams on three consecutive assignments of increasing complexity. Effectiveness is assessed through pre- and post-tests (TmL assessments) and semi-structured interviews with students, educators and professional stakeholders.

Calculation errors by nurses can have serious consequences for patient safety. This project contributes to a structural improvement of mathematics education in nursing by better aligning it with an increasingly digital healthcare environment. The outcomes – a validated tool, teaching materials and curriculum recommendations – are also applicable to other healthcare programmes.