Critical Thinking Dispositions and Problem Solving Abilities Among Nursing Students

Abstract

Critical thinking has now been accepted as the fundamental component of every education system. Currently health care is facing rapid changes and overwhelming increase in the information. It is mandatory for nurses and other health care providers to use critical thinking for making decision and solve problems in clinical settings. Aim: this study aimed to assess the relationship between Critical thinking dispositions and Problem solving abilities among Nursing. Design : A descriptive correlational research design was used. Setting : the study was conducted at faculty of nursing Elfayoum University. Subjects: included 443 nursing students. Tool Of Data Collection : data were collected by using two tools a California critical thinking disposition inventory scale and problem solving questionnaire. Results: Undergraduate nursing students in different academic years had achieved high mean score in all dimensions of critical thinking dispositions except self-confidence and cognitive maturity and high mean score in all dimensions of problem solving abilities except personal control style. There were statistically significant relation between critical thinking dispositions and socio demographic characteristics of students except in residence and academic year. There were statistically significant relation between problem solving abilities and socio demographic characteristics of students except in residence and previous attending training program about problem solving abilities. There was a statistically significant positive correlation between total critical thinking dispositions and total problem solving abilities among faculty nursing students. Conclusion : There were statistically significant positive correlation between total critical thinking dispositions and total problem solving abilities among faculty nursing students. Recommendations: nursing students have to attend training programs in critical thinking dispositions and problem solving abilities and conducting a study on factors affecting critical thinking dispositions among nursing students.