THE EFFECT OF REFLECTIVE JOURNALING ON NURSING STUDENTS' CRITICAL THINKING IN CLINICAL ACTIVITIES

Nafei, A.R and Motearafi, H and Khorami Markani, A and Haghighi Moghadam, Y and Sakhaei, SH (2015) THE EFFECT OF REFLECTIVE JOURNALING ON NURSING STUDENTS' CRITICAL THINKING IN CLINICAL ACTIVITIES. The Journal of Urmia Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, 1 (1). pp. 19-26.

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Abstract

Clinical learning activities are the heart of nursing programs, and reflective journaling as a suitable educational strategy in context of nursing students' clinical experiences can help nursing mentors to understand and evaluate students' clinical thinking skills. This study aimed to assess the effect of reflective journal on nursing baccalaureate program students’ critical thinking skills. Materials & Methods: In this quasi- experimental study, 24 nursing students of the fifth semester are divided into experiment and control groups. Critical thinking in the two groups was assessed by California Critical Thinking Skills Form B (CCTS- Form B) in pre and post tests. The data were entered into the SPSS program, and they were analyzed by different statistical tests. Results: The mean scores of experiment and control groups in post test were 10/75+_ 2/90, 9+_ 2/95 respectively. Significant difference was found in two groups by utilizing t test (df= 22, t= 2/08< P<0/05). Conclusion: The results of this study are congruent with other studies findings. The use of reflective journaling can increase students' critical thinking skills. Therefore, it is necessary that nursing educators use this educational strategy in theoretical courses especially in clinical settings

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: critical thinking, reflective journaling, nursing student, practice work
Subjects: R Medicine > RT Nursing
Depositing User: Unnamed user with email gholipour.s@umsu.ac.ir
Date Deposited: 24 Jan 2018 05:24
Last Modified: 18 Sep 2019 06:18
URI: http://eprints.umsu.ac.ir/id/eprint/3920

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