Current status and correlation study of critical thinking and self-learning ability of primary hospital clinical nurses

Abstract

Objective To understand the current status of primary hospital clinical nurses ’ critical thinking ability and self-learning ability and to explore the relationship between them , so as to provide theoretical basis and reference for continuing medical education .Methods Totals of 345 clinical nurses in three county hospitals were surveyed by general information questionnaire , Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory-Chinese Version （ CTDI-CV ） and nurse self-learning ability rating scale .Results The total score of clinical nurses ’ critical thinking ability was （276.08 ±34.31）, and the self-learning ability score was （121.40 ±18.42）. Based on the above results , Except that cognitive maturity had no significant correlation with task analysis , self-monitoring and regulation , critical thinking ability was positively related to self -learning ability and other dimensions （P 〈0.05）.Conclusions The critical thinking and self-learning ability of clinical nurses in primary hospital need to be improved .Because of their mutual positive impact , nursing managers should take a variety of measures to develop and improve these abilities . Key words: Clinical nurse; Critical thinking ability; Self-learning ability; Correlation; Primary hospital