Comparative study on critical thinking ability of baccalaureate nursing students in different school systems
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2010.34.030
- VernacularTitle:不同学制本科护生评判性思维能力的比较研究
- Author:
Yu YIN
1
;
Ke-Qin HU
Author Information
1. 637000,南充,川北医学院附属医院急诊科
- Keywords:
Critical thinking;
Nursing education;
Baccalaureate nursing students;
School system
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2010;16(34):4160-4162
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To compare the critical thinking ability between the baccalaureate nursing students in the four-year nursing program and the five-year nursing program and provide a basis for these schools with different school systems to strengthen the cultivation of critical thinking ability. Methods The Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory-Chinese Version (CTDI-CV) was adopted to investigate baccalaureate nursing students from four colleges and universities in Sichuan Province who had completed 10 ～ 12 month clinical practice. Results The overall mean score of critical thinking ability of baccalaureate nursing students in Sichuan Province was (287.37 ± 32. 52). The overall mean scores of critical thinking ability of students in the four-year nursing program and the five-year nursing program were (295.32 ±29. 76) and (282.63 ±33.23 ) respectively and a difference existed between them ( P ＜ 0. 01 ). Except the dimension of self-confidence, the differences between the two programs showed a statistical significance in the other six dimensions (P ＜0. 05). Conclusions Differences in critical thinking ability exist between baccalaureate nursing students in different school systems and the nursing education of four-year nursing program is more beneficial to the cultivation of critical thinking ability than that of five-year nursing program.
