The Effect of Concept Map on Nurses\' Critical Thinking and Clinical Decision Making in Neonatal Intensive Cares Unit
Autor: | SHokoufeh Jodat, Thahereh khazaei, GHolamreza Sharifzadeh |
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Jazyk: | perština |
Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Zdroj: | مجله ایرانی آموزش در علوم پزشکی, Vol 13, Iss 11, Pp 969-978 (2014) |
Druh dokumentu: | article |
ISSN: | 1608-9359 1735-8892 |
Popis: | Introduction: The ability of critical thinking and clinical decision making is a professional necessity in nursing. Concept map is one of the novel and constructive methods of educational technology in nursing that can lead to meaningful deep learning. This study was conducted to determine the effect of teaching concept map on critical thinking and clinical decision making of nurses. Methods: This quasi-experimental study of pre-test and post-test method was performed on nurses of Vliasr Hospital working in neonatal intensive cares units (n=30) selected through census. Five specialized scenarios of neonatal ward were taught to nurses through concept map for 5 consecutive weeks. Data was gathered before and after intervention using a questionnaire consisting three parts of demographic characteristics, B California Critical Thinking Test Questions, and clinical decision making cards by Q-Sort. Data was analyzed using paired and independent t-test at a significance level of (P |
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