TY - JOUR
T1 - Differences in critical thinking skills between nursing students on a fast-track versus traditional 4-year programme
AU - Aldiabat, Khaldoun
AU - Alsrayheen, Enam
AU - Aquino-Russell, Catherine
AU - Al-Qadire, Mohammad
AU - Al Rawajfah, Omar
AU - Al Sabei, Sulaiman Dawood
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021/4/8
Y1 - 2021/4/8
N2 - Background: The authors were unable to find studies comparing the critical thinking skills of nursing students on advanced standing programmes (ASP) and on traditional 4-year BN programmes in Canada. The ASP is a condensed Bachelor of Nursing (BN) programme, designed for students who already have a university degree or similar qualification. Aim: To measure and compare the critical thinking skills of ASP students and traditional 4-year BN students. Method: A cross-sectional study using a self-administered questionnaire used to collect data from 100 nursing students at a university in Canada. Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. All research ethics were taken into consideration. Findings: All participants scored highly in their critical thinking skills. However, ASP students scored significantly higher than their counterparts on the 4-year programme (M=21.6 vs M=18.9, F=4.75, P=0.035). Conclusion: Higher critical thinking skills among ASP nursing students is a promising sign to expand and support this type of programme as a fast and effective method to cover the shortage in nurses.
AB - Background: The authors were unable to find studies comparing the critical thinking skills of nursing students on advanced standing programmes (ASP) and on traditional 4-year BN programmes in Canada. The ASP is a condensed Bachelor of Nursing (BN) programme, designed for students who already have a university degree or similar qualification. Aim: To measure and compare the critical thinking skills of ASP students and traditional 4-year BN students. Method: A cross-sectional study using a self-administered questionnaire used to collect data from 100 nursing students at a university in Canada. Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. All research ethics were taken into consideration. Findings: All participants scored highly in their critical thinking skills. However, ASP students scored significantly higher than their counterparts on the 4-year programme (M=21.6 vs M=18.9, F=4.75, P=0.035). Conclusion: Higher critical thinking skills among ASP nursing students is a promising sign to expand and support this type of programme as a fast and effective method to cover the shortage in nurses.
KW - Advanced standing nursing
KW - Clinical judgment
KW - Clinical reasoning
KW - Critical thinking
KW - Critical thinking conceptual model
KW - Nursing students
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U2 - 10.12968/bjon.2021.30.7.434
DO - 10.12968/bjon.2021.30.7.434
M3 - Article
C2 - 33830806
AN - SCOPUS:85103957691
SN - 0966-0461
VL - 30
SP - 434
EP - 439
JO - British Journal of Nursing
JF - British Journal of Nursing
IS - 7
ER -