Critical Thinking Skills of RNs: Exploring Demographic Determinants.
Journal
Journal of continuing education in nursing
ISSN: 1938-2472
Titre abrégé: J Contin Educ Nurs
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0262321
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 Mar 2020
01 Mar 2020
Historique:
received:
30
12
2018
accepted:
04
09
2019
entrez:
3
3
2020
pubmed:
3
3
2020
medline:
14
1
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Previous studies of nurses' critical thinking skills that included demographic characteristics as determinants have been inconclusive. This study explored demographic determinants of critical thinking skills among nurses from public hospitals in Peninsular Malaysia. This cross-sectional study included 549 nurses recruited via multistage cluster sampling. Nurses completed the demographic questionnaire and Health Sciences Reasoning Test (HSRT). The majority of respondents failed to demonstrate critical thinking skills with a mean overall HSRT score of 13.8 (SD = 3.4). Educational qualifications (p = .003) and clinical specialties (p = .022) were significantly related to nurses' critical thinking skills. Years of clinical experience, age, and job ranking were not significant CONCLUSION: The findings indicate a need to address the present curriculum in nursing education and to reinforce critical thinking skills in the nursing workforce. Future research on how nurses in Malaysia acquire critical thinking skills is needed. [J Contin Educ Nurs. 2020;51(3):109-117.].
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Previous studies of nurses' critical thinking skills that included demographic characteristics as determinants have been inconclusive. This study explored demographic determinants of critical thinking skills among nurses from public hospitals in Peninsular Malaysia.
METHOD
METHODS
This cross-sectional study included 549 nurses recruited via multistage cluster sampling. Nurses completed the demographic questionnaire and Health Sciences Reasoning Test (HSRT).
RESULTS
RESULTS
The majority of respondents failed to demonstrate critical thinking skills with a mean overall HSRT score of 13.8 (SD = 3.4). Educational qualifications (p = .003) and clinical specialties (p = .022) were significantly related to nurses' critical thinking skills. Years of clinical experience, age, and job ranking were not significant CONCLUSION: The findings indicate a need to address the present curriculum in nursing education and to reinforce critical thinking skills in the nursing workforce. Future research on how nurses in Malaysia acquire critical thinking skills is needed. [J Contin Educ Nurs. 2020;51(3):109-117.].
Identifiants
pubmed: 32119105
doi: 10.3928/00220124-20200216-05
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
109-117Informations de copyright
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