Assessment of critical thinking as a predictor of success in completion of an associate degree respiratory care program

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Campbell
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Associate Degree ◽  
Care Program ◽  
Respiratory Care ◽  
Predictor Of Success

Early Identification of Transformation in the Proficiency Level of Critical Thinking

2017 ◽  
pp. 190-211
Author(s):  
Velmarie King Swing
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Associate Degree ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Teaching Methodology ◽  
Associate Degree Nursing Students ◽  
Early Evaluation ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Proficiency Level

Critical Thinking (CT) in the nurse graduate continues to be a topic of concern in the academic and acute care settings. Few studies focus on early evaluation of Critical Thinking Skills (CTS). The purpose of this chapter is to show how the non-experimental, explanatory, quantitative study, the Kaplan CTIT, was employed to determine if a transformation in the level of CTS occurs within the first semester of associate degree nursing students. Participants completed the pretest in the first three weeks of classes. Posttests were given after course finals. A significant transformation in the level of CT occurred. The estimated change in CT test scores was 2.04, with 95% confidence. Implications for early measurement of CTS in nursing programs reveals if teaching methodology is providing the necessary input for developing CTS or if evaluation and changes are needed.

Effect of Simulation on the Development of Critical Thinking in Associate Degree Nursing Students

2013 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 159-162
Author(s):  
LORI GOODSTONE ◽  
MICHAEL S. GOODSTONE ◽  
KATHLEEN CINO ◽  
CHRISTINE A. GLASER ◽  
KATHLEEN KUPFERMAN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Associate Degree Nursing ◽  
Associate Degree ◽  
Associate Degree Nursing Students

Outcomes of ADN-BSN Partnerships to Increase Baccalaureate Prepared Nurses

2007 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary H Sizemore ◽  
Leslie K. Robbins ◽  
Mary M Hoke ◽  
Diane M Billings
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Nursing Education ◽  
Associate Degree ◽  
Professional Socialization ◽  
Interactive Television ◽  
Program Planning ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Care Quality ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Thinking Disposition

The limited supply of BSN nurses hinders efforts to increase patient care quality and address health disparities. In largely rural and economically disadvantaged areas, associate degree prepared nurses provide the majority of nursing services. To address a statewide need, a BSN Program and 3 ADN Programs formed a partnership to take BSN education to rural and medically underserved areas. This article describes the program planning, implementation, and evaluation using an adapted assessment framework with partnership principles as its foundation. Interactive television, internet education components, local clinical experiences, and distant nursing faculty liaisons were used. The nursing course sequence was completed by 101 of 102 students. Hall's Professionalism Scale, the California Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory, and the California Critical Thinking Skills Test measured the increases found in professional socialization and critical thinking. Use of the adapted theoretical framework represented a strategic approach to developing a distance delivered nursing education program.

scholarly journals The Effect of a Designed Respiratory Care Program on the Incidence of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: A Clinical Trial

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Abbasinia ◽  
Nasim Bahrami ◽  
Soheila Bakhtiari ◽  
Ahmadreza Yazdannik ◽  
Atye Babaii
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trial ◽  
Care Program ◽  
Respiratory Care ◽  
Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
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