Abstract
Objective: This study is carried out in order to determine the critical thinking dispositions of the nurses working at the pediatric units and to determine the factors effecting these levels. Method: The sample of this research is built up by the 36 nurses working for pediatric units in a State Hospital in Sakarya / Turkey (2010). Data were collected using a personel information form and California Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory (CCTDI). In the analysis of the data mean, percentage, Mann Whitney U Test and Kruskal wallis Test were used. Results: It is determined that 38.9% of the respondent nurses was from neonatal intensive care unit, 36.1% was from general pediatric units, 47.2% was worked 1-5 years in pediatric unit. The average critical thinking disposition score of the participants was found 253.03 ± 19.86. When the subscale scores were evaluated, the nurses were received the highest mean scores from the analyticity subscale (48.33 ± 4.99) and the lowest score from the self-confidence sub-scale (37.89 ± 7.13). Statistical no significant difference was determined among nurses' critical thinking disposition scores according to their working experiences, their working units (p>0.05). However there was a statistical meaningful difference between the total score critical thinking dispositions of the nurses participate to service training activities (p = 0.019). Conclusion: It was assigned critical thinking disposition scores of the nurses working at pediatric units are medium. However, participating in service training activities was determined to affect the critical thinking in a positive way.
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