Critical thinking is essential to implementing the nursing process requiring timely decision making. The study examined the effects of a critical thinking course for nurses in the RN-BSN program. The study used a pre- and post-test design with a control group. The experimental group was a convenience sample of 24 working nurses attending a health college. The control group was 24 fellow nurses. The nursing process-based critical thinking course was provided to the experimental group two and half hours a week for 8 weeks. Teaching methods included lectures followed by a summary and quiz, brainstorming and action learning, and lecturer feedback. A pamphlet about views of professional occupation was provided to the control group. The data were collected using self-report questionnaires and analyzed to examine differences in the test scores before and after the intervention. The scores of critical thinking disposition, problem-solving process, and clinical competence increased significantly in the experimental group but did not in the control group. The difference between the two groups was also statistically significant in critical thinking disposition, problem-solving process, and clinical competence. It is necessary that a robust educational program or training to enhance critical thinking ability of nurses are provided in clinical settings and that nurses keep going on thinking critically in their practice.
목차
Abstract 1. Introduction 1.1 Definitions of Critical Thinking 1.2 Critical Thinking and Nursing Process 1.3 Studies about Critical Thinking 1.4 The Purpose of the Study 2. Methods 2.1 Ethical Statements 2.2 Study Design 2.3 Setting and Sample 2.4 Instruments 2.5 Development of the Educational Program 2.6 Intervention 2.7 Data Collection 2.8 Data Analysis 3. Results 4. Discussion 4.1. Limitations 5. Conclusions References
조선대학교 기초과학연구원 [The Natural Science Research Institute of Chosun]
설립연도
2008
분야
자연과학>자연과학일반
소개
본 연구원은 기초과학을 진흥하기 위한 연구·교육 및 그 보급을 목적으로 한다. 이 목적을 달성하기 위하여 다음 각 호의 사업을 수행한다.
1. 기초과학 제 분야에 관한 조사와 연구
2. 기초과학에 관한 학술행사(학술대회, 학술세미나, 심포지엄, 초청강연회 등) 개최
3. 학문후속세대 및 일반인을 위한 기초과학 교육
4. 기관지『조선자연과학논문지』 발간
5. 『자연과학연구총서』, 『자연과학번역총서』 등 단행본 발간
6. 기타 본 연구원의 목적과 관련된 사업
간행물
간행물명
통합자연과학논문집(구 조선자연과학논문집) [Journal of Integrative Natural Science]