KMID : 0869920150210010141
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Journal of Korean Academy Society of Nursing Education 2015 Volume.21 No. 1 p.141 ~ p.149
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A Design for and Evaluation of a Critical Thinking Class for New Community Health Practitioners
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Park Ji-Yeon
Seo Min-Gyu Kim Hyoung-Suk Yoo Kyung-Hee June Kyung-Ja
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study was carried out to describe the process and evaluation of a critical thinking class for new community health practitioners.
Methods: The case study design was used to develop and evaluate a critical thinking class for 46 participants in the community health practitioners training program. The class was held two hours a week for 8 weeks. Critical thinking disposition was tested before and after the class and critical skill was graded according to the final test score. Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics and paired t-tests using SPSS WIN 20.0.
Results: Clinical critical thinking competences were identified through the literature review. The case situations with questions guiding the problem-solving process were developed and used for group discussion. Critical thinking disposition of participants was determined to have increased slightly after having taken the class. 17.4% of the participants had a competency level high enough to solve a problem and half of them stayed at the level of understanding of critical thinking. Compared with the class¡¯s satisfaction with the relevance to their jobs, the satisfaction with the learning method and instructor was high.
Conclusion: The findings of this research will serve as the basis for developing critical thinking classes for community health nurses in order to improve their critical thinking competence.
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KEYWORD
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Nurse competence, Primary healthcare, Problem-based learning
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