Knowledge mobilized by a critical thinking process deployed by nursing students in practical care situations: a qualitative study.

Autor:	Lechasseur, Kathleen, Lazure, Ginette, Guilbert, Louise
Předmět:	CLASSIFICATION CLINICAL medicine COMMUNICATION COMPUTER software CRITICAL thinking EMPLOYEES EXPERIENCE GROUNDED theory HEALTH occupations students HOSPITAL wards INTERVIEWING JUDGMENT (Psychology) RESEARCH methodology PATIENT-professional relations NURSING practice NURSING education NURSING ethics NURSING schools PATIENTS RESEARCH funding SCHOOL environment STUDENTS SUPERVISION of employees CLINICAL competence DECISION making in clinical medicine JUDGMENT sampling DATA analysis CLASSROOM research EDUCATION
Zdroj:	Journal of Advanced Nursing (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.); Sep2011, Vol. 67 Issue 9, p1930-1940, 11p
Abstrakt:	lechasseur k., lazure g. & guilbert l. (2011) Knowledge mobilized by a critical thinking process deployed by nursing students in practical care situations: a qualitative study. Journal of Advanced Nursing 67(9), 1930-1940. Abstract Aim. This paper is a report of a qualitative study of mobilization of knowledge within the critical thinking process deployed by female undergraduate nursing students in practical care situations. Background. Holistic practice is based on variety of knowledge mobilized by a critical thinking process. Novices and, more specifically, students experience many difficulties in this regard. Therefore, a better understanding of the knowledge they mobilize in their practice is important for nurse educators. Design. A qualitative study, guided by grounded theory, was carried out. Sixteen nursing students, registered in an undergraduate programme in an Eastern Canadian university, were recruited. Descriptions of practical care situations were obtained through explicitation interviews in 2007. A sociodemographic questionnaire, semi-structured interviews and field notes were also used. Data were analysed using an approach based on grounded theory. An additional stage of analysis involved data condensation. Findings. Various types of knowledge guide nursing students' practice. These include intrapersonal, interpersonal, perceptual, moral/ethical, experiential, practical, scientific and contextual knowledge. The mobilization of these types of knowledge is only possible when the process of critical thinking has attained a higher level, giving rise to a new knowledge that we have termed combinational constructive knowledge rather than aesthetic knowledge. Conclusion. Clarification of the types of knowledge guiding the practice of student nurses and of the role of critical thinking in their mobilization could lead to innovative educational strategies. The findings provide guidance for the revision and development of both academic and clinical training programmes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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