Modern Clinical Nursing 2014;(5):67-69,70

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1671-8283.2014.05.21

Training of critical thinking of ICU nurses

Qingping DENG ; Minzhi WU ; Xiaoping WANG ; Haiying HUANG ; Ling LIANG

Keywords

intensire care unit; nurses; critical thinking; continued education

Country

China

Language

Chinese

Abstract

Objective To explore the methods for training the abitity of critical thinking of ICU nurses.Methods ICU nurses were trained in terms of knowledge training, case study, care rounds, self-reflection, case discussion, simulation training and seminars. The Chinese version of the critical thinking disposition inventory(CTDI-CV)was used before and one year after the training.Result The scores on CTDI-CV as well as the items after training were all significantly higher than that before training(P<0.05).Conclusion The knowledge and ability in critical thinking can be improved by knowledge and skills training.