Effect of blended learning on nursing students’ medication dosage calculation skills

Aim: This study aimed to assess the effect of blended learning with an e-learning material on the Medication Dosage Calculation (MDC) test performance of undergraduate nursing students. Methods: A quasi-experimental study was conducted with 95 nursing students enrolled in a public university in Turkey. Students were split into the two groups: intervention group with access to the e-learning material and control group using only the traditional face-to-face learning method. Each group sat the same MDC test and the effects of each learning method on their MDC test performance were analyzed. Results: Although both groups improved their MDC skills after the course, the students accessing the e-learning material had significantly greater enhancement in MDC test performance than those receiving only the traditional course. Conclusion: These findings suggest that blended e-learning in combination with the traditional method of classroom-based instruction may contribute to the improvement of nursing students’ MDC test performance. © 2022 Organization for Associate Degree Nursing