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标题：Nurse educators' perceptions of critical thinking in developing countries: Ghana as a case study
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作者：Christian Makafui Boso ; Janet J Gross
期刊名称：Advances in Medical Education and Practice
电子版ISSN：1179-7258
卷号：6
页码：555-560
DOI：10.2147/AMEP.S88942
出版社：Dove Medical Press Ltd
摘要：The ability to critically evaluate information for the purpose of rendering health care is a prerequisite for modern nurses in a complex and ever-changing health care environment. The nurse educators’ perceptions influence the utilization of critical thinking strategies in the classroom. The purpose of this study was to assess nursing faculty’s perceptions of critical thinking. Using a questionnaire 106 nurse educators from two types of nursing educational program self-reported their perceptions. Data were collected from November 2013 to March 2014. Results were presented using frequencies, percentages, and t -test. The findings revealed that majority (95.3%) of nurse educators could not provide definitions that captured both affective and cognitive aspects of critical thinking. However, the majority of nurse educators had positive perceptions of critical thinking. Nurse educators in universities had more positive perceptions of critical thinking than those in the nurses’ training colleges ( P =0.007). The results suggested that the current nursing programs are not preparing nurses with the necessary critical thinking skills for the complex health care environment. Professional development programs in critical thinking should be instituted for nurse educators to assist them in developing appropriate teaching strategies to foster students' acquisition of critical thinking skills.
关键词：nurse educators; critical thinking; perceptions; Ghana; developing countries