Critical Thinking Disposition and Influencing Factors Among New Graduate Nurses

Critical thinking disposition is important to facilitate professional judgment for novice nurses. The goals of this study were to describe critical thinking disposition among newly graduated nurses and to examine the factors that impact the development of critical thinking disposition. This study em...

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Published inThe Journal of continuing education in nursing Vol. 54; no. 5; pp. 233 - 240
Main Authors Wu, Hsiao-Ling, Lu, Der-Fa, Tsay, Pei-Kwei
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Slack, Inc 01.05.2023
SLACK INCORPORATED
Subjects
Concept Mapping
Confidence
Content Validity
Critical thinking
Cross-Sectional Studies
Data Analysis
Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate
Education, Nursing, Graduate
Educational Background
Educational Strategies
Gender
Humans
Individual Characteristics
Inferences
Likert Scales
Multiple Regression Analysis
Nurses
Nursing education
Nursing Students
Patient safety
Personality
Problem based learning
Research Methodology
Sample Size
Service industries
Service Occupations
Skills
Statistical Analysis
Statistical Significance
Student Employment
Teaching methods
Teaching Models
Thinking
Thinking Skills
Validity
China
Taiwan
United States > US
California
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Summary:Critical thinking disposition is important to facilitate professional judgment for novice nurses. The goals of this study were to describe critical thinking disposition among newly graduated nurses and to examine the factors that impact the development of critical thinking disposition. This study employed a cross-sectional research design. The mean critical thinking score was 244.11 ( = 44.70), with the highest mean scores earned on the inquisitiveness subscale ( = 38.46, = 7.10). The lowest subscale scores were for systematicity ( = 34.81, = 5.54), truth seeking ( = 33.12, = 6.42), and self-confidence ( = 29.26, = 6.90). Critical thinking dispositions were significantly associated with teaching strategies during the educational period, problem-based learning courses, and length of exposure to problem-based learning. Findings provide information to understand the disposition toward critical thinking in novice nurses and can serve as a reference in efforts to improve novice nurses' critical thinking skills. .
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ISSN:0022-0124
1938-2472
DOI:10.3928/00220124-20230405-08