J Contin Educ Nurs. 2020 Mar 1;51(3):109-117. doi: 10.3928/00220124-20200216-05.
Previous studies of nurses' critical thinking skills that included demographic characteristics as determinants have been inconclusive. This study explored demographic determinants of critical thinking skills among nurses from public hospitals in Peninsular Malaysia.
This cross-sectional study included 549 nurses recruited via multistage cluster sampling. Nurses completed the demographic questionnaire and Health Sciences Reasoning Test (HSRT).
The majority of respondents failed to demonstrate critical thinking skills with a mean overall HSRT score of 13.8 (SD = 3.4). Educational qualifications (p = .003) and clinical specialties (p = .022) were significantly related to nurses' critical thinking skills. Years of clinical experience, age, and job ranking were not significant CONCLUSION: The findings indicate a need to address the present curriculum in nursing education and to reinforce critical thinking skills in the nursing workforce. Future research on how nurses in Malaysia acquire critical thinking skills is needed. [J Contin Educ Nurs. 2020;51(3):109-117.].
之前包含人口统计学特征的护士批判性思维技能研究结果并不一致。本研究旨在探讨马来西亚半岛公立医院护士批判性思维技能的人口统计学决定因素。
本横断面研究通过多级聚类抽样纳入了 549 名护士。护士完成了人口统计学问卷和健康科学推理测试（HSRT）。
大多数受访者未能表现出批判性思维技能，HSRT 总分平均为 13.8（SD = 3.4）。教育程度（p =.003）和临床专业（p =.022）与护士的批判性思维技能显著相关。临床经验年限、年龄和工作级别与护士批判性思维技能无关。
研究结果表明，需要解决护理教育中的现有课程问题，并加强护理人员的批判性思维技能。需要对马来西亚护士如何获得批判性思维技能进行进一步研究。
