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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER COLLEGE OF NURSING
Medication Math Competency Requirements Procedure	Subsection: 5.2.2
Section 5.0 - Student Policies	Originating Dates: August 2004
Responsible Reviewing Agency: Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Final Approving Agency: General Faculty Organization	Revised: December 2008 Revised: May 2010 Reviewed: November 2012 Revised: November 2017

Policy

1. Math competency exams will be administered at each level of the curriculum. Testing these competencies is the responsibility of the Patient Centered Care Clinical (PCCC) courses I, II, III and IV. Faculty will provide students with practice exams prior to taking the first competency math test.
2. Competency content includes all items to be tested via the medication math competency. Content to be taught can be assessed via quizzes or unit exams during the semester.
3. The exam pool of questions and the test blueprint shall be the same across all campuses.
4. The first 1-2 attempts should be administered within the first few weeks of the term to allow students maximum time to meet the requirement.
5. Students who do not pass with a 95% after the 2nd attempt, will be given the student agreement form to sign.
   1. All instructors in clinical courses in the semester will be given a copy of the signed agreement for their information.
   2. The student will be allowed to set up or pass medications for learning purposes only with direct supervision of the instructor.
   3. The student will take responsibility for appropriate remediation on medication dosages and calculations.
   4. The student must pass the semester math competency exam before the end of the term (or sooner if the time frame is specifically addressed in the course syllabus) in order to progress to the next level or to NRSG 419 Transition to Professional Nursing course.
6. The Director of the Undergraduate Program will be notified of any student failing to meet the math competency requirements in any semester or before the NRSG 419 Transition to Professional Nursing course.