Critical thinking and nursing administration clinical judgment skills for baccalaureate nursing students at Damanhour University

Abstract

Critical thinking and clinical judgment skills are one of the most important concepts in the field of education. Although many studies have been published on nursing students’ critical thinking and, clinical judgment skills some suggest that there is not enough evidence supporting the relationship between the content of nursing education programs and nursing students' critical thinking and, clinical judgment skills. This study aimed to assess critical thinking and nursing administration clinical judgment skills for baccalaureate nursing students at Damanhour University. Research design: A descriptive research design was used in this study. Setting: the study was carried out in the Faculty of Nursing at Damanhour University. Subject: All baccalaureate nursing students who had finished the course of nursing administration in the Faculty of Nursing at Damanhour University in the academic years 2018-2019 with the total number (n=240).Tools: A structured self-administer questionnaire included demographic data, California Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory scale, and clinical judgment skills. Result: the Nursing student had achieved clinical thinking with the highest mean scores. There was a statistically significant difference between critical thinking and clinical judgment according to sex and residence (p<0.1001**). Recommendation: Enhancement of the learning experiences in the development of clinical thinking and clinical judgment skills, attributes and knowledge of nursing students during their placement in the clinical learning environment.