Relationship Between Clinical Learning Environment and Students’ Critical Thinking Skills | ||
| Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal | ||
| Article 17, Volume 8, Issue 20.00 - Serial Number 1, February 2020, Pages 174-182 PDF (825.11 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/asnj.2020.93023 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Eman Mohamed Ahamed1; Om Hashem Gomaa Ragab2; Sahara Fahmy Elsaied3; Ghada Hassan Ahmed4 | ||
| 1Lecturer of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, South Valley University, Egypt | ||
| 2Lecturer of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Sohag University, Egypt. | ||
| 3Assist Professor Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Nursing, South Valley University, Egypt. | ||
| 4Lecturer of Medical, Surgical Nursing, Faculty of nursing, Assiut University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Students in learning environment learn how to apply knowledge, skills, communication and professionalization. So the objective of clinical learning is to improve students' professional critical thinking and decision-making skills and increase their self-confidence. Aim: the study aims to determine the Relationship between clinical learning environment and students’ critical thinking skills. Research design: a correlational descriptive design used to conduct this study. Setting: the study conducted in faculty of nursing South Valley University. Subject: random sample from 2nd, 3rd, and 4th years’ students to carry out the study total sample 384 students. Tools: three tools were used, 1st: personal data and a question, does the clinical learning environment enhances your critical thinking skills? 2nd: Clinical Learning Environment Inventory and 3rd: California Critical Thinking Skills Test. Results: the present study findings that there was satisfactory students’ result 75% of clinical learning environment the mean and standard deviation 101.14±11.82. Satisfactory 91.7% critical thinking skills the mean and standard deviation was 202.71±23.36. Students’ self-confidence was 100.0% unsatisfactory. Conclusion: There was satisfactory clinical learning environment in relation to satisfactory critical thinking skills and that in agreement with students’ perception. Recommendations: faculty staff members at all departments should improve clinical learning environment to enhance critical thinking skills. Improve students’ self-confidence through: close supervision, good communication and training programs. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Keywords: Students; Clinical Learning Environment; Critical Thinking Skills & Self-confidence | ||
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