Journal of Nursing & Care

Esma Özaydın

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• Research Article
  Factors in the Critical Thinking Disposition and Skills of Intensive Care Nurses
  Author(s): Nurdan Gezer, Belgin Yildirim and Esma ÖzaydınNurdan Gezer, Belgin Yildirim and Esma Özaydın
  
  Aim: The aim of this study is to define and evaluate factors related to the California Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory (CCTDI) of intensive care unit nurses working at Adnan Menderes University. Methodology: The population of the study consisted of 60 nurses studying and at working at university hospitals. The sample size consisted of 40 nurses who volunteered to participate in the study. The data were collected from January to March 2012. The Socio-demographic Features Data Form and the CCTDI were used as data collection tools. This inventory was developed based on the results of the Delphi Report in which critical thinking and disposition toward critical thinking were conceptualized by a group of critical thinking experts. The original CCTDI includes 75 items loaded on seven constructs. These are inquisitiveness, open-mindedness, systematicity, analyticity, truth-seeking, cr.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-1168.1000390

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