Lee, Daphne S. K. and Abdullah, Khatijah Lim and Chinna, Karuthan and Subramanian, Pathmawathi and Bachmann, Robert Thomas (2020) Critical thinking skills of RNs: Exploring demographic determinants. Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 51 (3). pp. 109-117. ISSN 0022-0124, DOI https://doi.org/10.3928/00220124-20200216-05.
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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: This cross-sectional study included 549 nurses recruited via multistage cluster sampling. Nurses completed the demographic questionnaire and Health Sciences Reasoning Test (HSRT). 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.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | Ministry of Education [KPM(B) 690228045258], Universiti Malaya [PG057-2014A] |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Clinical decision making; Simulations; Students |
| Subjects: | R Medicine |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine |
| Depositing User: | Ms Zaharah Ramly |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Oct 2023 03:33 |
| Last Modified: | 05 Oct 2023 03:33 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/36849 |
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