Critical Thinking Dispositions Among Junior, Senior and Graduate Nursing Students in Iran

摘要

The purpose of this study was to comparison the critical thinking skills in junior, senior and graduate nursing students of Zahedan University of Medical Sciences. In this study the clinical skill level of 120 junior and senior nursing students and clinical nurses in 2010 was determined using the random sampling method. Data was collected by Watson questionnaire (WGCTA) and analyzed using t-test, and analysis of variance with Scheffe, s test. Result showed significant difference between mean scores of all critical thinking skills in the three groups, so that critical thinking ability of senior students was more than junior students and the ability of critical thinking in clinical nursing students had been lower than the seniors. According to the findings of the study, it can be stated that although critical thinking is important in clinical judgments and decisions but during the training period, have had no significant development therefore the traditional education system needs evolution and revision in order to realize training purposes in line with fostering creative and efficient students.