Critical thinking and nursing education

This study evaluated the impact of nursing education on students' critical thinking abilities, as measured by the Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal (WG). In addition, the WG and the NLN Pre-Admission Test were related to GPA and NCLEX. A sample of 108 AS and BS students at the Universit...

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Published in:The Journal of nursing education 1987-10, Vol.26 (8), p.317-323
Main Authors: Gross, Y T, Takazawa, E S, Rose, C L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age Factors
Critical Thinking
Education, Nursing, Associate
Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate
Educational Measurement
Educational Status
Ethnicity
Grade Point Average
Humans
Nursing Education
Predictive Value of Tests
Psychological Tests
School Admission Criteria
Thinking
Thinking Skills
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Summary:This study evaluated the impact of nursing education on students' critical thinking abilities, as measured by the Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal (WG). In addition, the WG and the NLN Pre-Admission Test were related to GPA and NCLEX. A sample of 108 AS and BS students at the University of Hawaii School of Nursing were tested at entry and exit. AS and BS students showed comparable improvement in critical thinking ability. NCLEX was best predicted by the GPA, which in turn summed up effects of WG and NLN. The results confirm the efficacy of nursing education in improving critical thinking skills and suggest that the GPA is more important than the WG in predicting the NCLEX. The latter effect was more prominent in the BS group. Further investigation of the role of critical thinking in nursing and academic performance is suggested.
ISSN:0148-4834
1938-2421
DOI:10.3928/0148-4834-19871001-05