The Effect of Critical Thinking Education on Students' Nursing Diagnoses Determination, Perception and Critical Thinking Motivation

Abstract

This research was conducted to determine the effect of critical thinking education on students' nursing diagnosis identification, perception and critical thinking motivation. The research is quasi-experimental with a single-group pre-test post-test design. Sample; It consisted of 35 second-year students who took the elective 'Critical Thinking' course in the spring term of the 2020-2021 academic year in the nursing department of a faculty located in the Central Black Sea Region. Personal Information Form, Nursing Diagnosis Perception Scale and Critical Thinking Motivation Scale were used to collect data. Descriptive statistics and correlation analysis were used in the analysis of the data. According to the results of the research, 71.4% of the students are women and 94.3% have not received critical thinking training before. While the mean score of the Critical Thinking Motivation Scale was 82.00±10.76 before the training, it was 86.05±12.43 after the training. While the mean score of the Perception of Nursing Diagnoses Scale was 68.08±19.84 before the education, it was 66.91±16.18 after the education. After the training, the mistakes made by the students while determining the nursing diagnoses decreased. According to the results of the research, it has been determined that the education provided contributes to the increase in the students' use of critical thinking skills while determining the nursing diagnosis and in determining the diagnoses correctly. © 2023, Inonu University. All rights reserved.