Relationship between critical thinking disposition and research competence among clinical nurses: A cross‐sectional study

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 1332-1340
Author(s):  
Qirong Chen ◽  
Dan Liu ◽  
Chuyi Zhou ◽  
Siyuan Tang
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Critical Thinking Disposition ◽  
Research Competence ◽  
Clinical Nurses ◽  
Thinking Disposition

scholarly journals Effective Factors in Critical Thinking Disposition in Nursing Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Noushin Mousazadeh ◽  
Marzieh Momennasab ◽  
Hamid Sharif Nia ◽  
Roghieh Nazari ◽  
Fatemeh Hajihosseini
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Northern Iran ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Critical Thinking Disposition ◽  
Effective Factors ◽  
Thinking Disposition

Introduction. Given the vital role of critical thinking and possibility of developing this meta-cognitive skill through training programs, the present study was conducted to determine the tendency and effective factors in critical thinking in nursing students. Materials and Methods. The present study is a cross-sectional study that was conducted in 2020 in a school of nursing in northern Iran. Participants in the study were all second to eighth semester nursing students studying in the faculty who entered the study by the census method. Inclusion criteria included employment in the field of nursing in the second semester and above, and exclusion criteria were employment and incomplete completion of the questionnaire questions. The required information was prepared in two parts: the first part of recording demographic information including age, gender, marital status, semester, average score, previous semester average score, and level of interest in the major and the second part was the adopted Ricketts’ critical thinking disposition questionnaire. SPSS 26 software and descriptive and analytical statistics were used to analyze the data. Results. The total average score of critical thinking disposition obtained as 120.20 ± 14.05 35 was found to positively and significantly relate to age (r = 0.150, p = 0.04 , d = 0.30), academic 36 semester ( p = 0.001 , d = 0.25), and interest in the major ( p = 0.003 , d = 0.38). Dimensions of 37 innovation and maturity were also significantly associated with academic semester and 38 interested in the major. Also, the total score of critical thinking and its dimensions in married people was higher than single, but this difference was not statistically significant. The results of analysis of variance showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between the mean score of tendency to critical thinking and different semesters. Conclusion. Identifying the effective factors in critical thinking disposition can assist teachers in developing lesson plans and academic counseling, and at the macro level, can help with educational planning and revision of curricula.

scholarly journals Moral distress among nurses in caring COVID-19 patients

2021 ◽  
pp. 147775092110572
Author(s):  
Rosyidah Arafat ◽  
Takdir Tahir ◽  
Akbar Harisa
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Education ◽  
Moral Distress ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Intervention Programs ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Clinical Nurses ◽  
Ethical Approval ◽  
Low Levels

During the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses experienced tremendous dilemmas including the need to perform their duties in caring for patients while they have concerns about contracting the disease. This study described the moral distress of nurses in-charge of handling COVID-19 patients which can be used as baseline data for intervention programs in overcoming moral distress among nurses. This descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted with nurses in-charge of handling COVID-19 treatment rooms. Before conducting the survey, ethical approval was obtained from the Medical Faculty of Universitas Hasanuddin. Questionnaires on moral distress for clinical nurses and the demographic data questionnaire were distributed to 128 respondents. These nurses experienced relatively low levels of moral distress despite the fact that they were generally exposed to morally stressful situations. Education background appeared as a factor influencing this condition, in which higher moral distress was mostly experienced by nurses with undergraduate education.

Clinical nurses’ knowledge and practices on routine care related to the prevention of complications of peripheral intravenous therapy: A cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
pp. 112972982110333
Author(s):  
Derya Uzelli Yilmaz ◽  
Dilek Yilmaz ◽  
Dilek Karaman
Keyword(s):  
Routine Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Intravenous Therapy ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Clinical Nurses ◽  
Work Training ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
High Knowledge ◽  
Nurses Knowledge

Aim: The aim of this descriptive and cross-sectional study was to determine the knowledge and practices of nurses related to the prevention of peripheral intravenous therapy (PIT) complications, and to identify the influencing factors. Methods: The study adopted a cross-sectional and descriptive design and was conducted between April and August of 2018 with a total of 214 clinical nurses. The data collection tools employed were a 12-item sociodemographic questionnaire and a 16-item questionnaire on knowledge and practices related to the prevention of peripheral intravenous therapy complications. Results: The mean knowledge scores of the nurses were found to be 81.54 ± 12.06 (min: 50, max: 100). No statistically significant difference was found to exist between the scores, and the variables of the nurses’ gender, length of employment in the health profession, type of work, training received related to PIT complications, and self-competence level in PIT complications. Conclusion: The nurses were found to have high knowledge levels; however, their practices for preventing PIT complications differed. Standardized practice procedures and workplace training are needed in order to transform nurses’ knowledge into practice with regard to the prevention of PIT complications.

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