Distance Education for Nursing Students on Critical Thinking

The Effect of Two Different Education Methods Based on Distance Education for Nursing Students on Critical Thinking

Critical thinking forms the basis of nursing knowledge. Critical thinking skills constitute a vital part of the nurse's work performance, adaptation, problem solving, awareness of the responsibilities of the profession, and the conceptual understanding of nursing. Due to the increasing number of dependent patients, complex care needs and increasing research in the field of health, intensive care nurses have to think critically in order to learn throughout life, develop professionally, work effectively with teammates, reach care and treatment goals, and contribute to the change of society.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Critical Thinking
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Distance education for nursing students on critical thinking

Detailed Description

The sample size of the study was calculated using the G*Power Software (ver. 3.1.9.2) program. For the smallest sample size of the study, 85% power and medium effect size (f:0.25) at the 95% confidence interval, 110 individuals were found, with at least 55 individuals in each group. The intervention group consisted of students enrolled in the intensive care nursing course, which is one of the third year elective courses, and the control group consisted of the students enrolled in the perinatology course from the third year elective courses. The study was completed on a voluntary basis. After the losses, a sample of 64 from the intervention group and 54 from the control group was created, and the data of a total of 118 students were evaluated. The students in the intervention group were given theoretical training for the first 4 weeks, followed by theoretical and case presentations in the following weeks. It is aimed to increase the critical thinking disposition of the students by using critical thinking techniques during the trainings. A total of 8 weeks of training was given. For the first 5 weeks, training was given with a two-week break for the next three weeks. The control group was given a booklet for critical thinking. Pre-test and post-test were applied simultaneously to both groups. Critical thinking disposition scale was applied in the pre-test and post-test.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 153
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Çubuk
    • Ankara, Çubuk, Turkey
      • Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Willingness to participate in the research,
• Willingness to participate in the research,
• Not having taken a critical thinking course before,
• Being able to speak Turkish,

Exclusion Criteria:

• Not being willing to participate in the research,
• Not willing to participate in the research,
• To fill in the research forms incompletely,
• Working as a nurse in an institution
• To be a graduate of the nursing department from a health vocational high school.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Other
• Allocation: Non-Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Intervention group; Distance education for nursing students on critical thinking	Other: Distance education for nursing students on critical thinking; The students in the intervention group were trained with distance education method for the first 4 weeks, and in the following weeks, with theoretical and case presentations. Critical thinking techniques were used during the trainings. A total of 8 weeks of training was given. Training was given for the first 5 weeks without interruption, and for the next three weeks with a two-week break. Critical thinking disposition scale was applied in the pre-test and post-test.
No Intervention: Control group; The control group was given a booklet for critical thinking.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
critical thinking disposition	evaluated with "critical thinking disposition (CTHD) scale". This scale include 5 subdimensions. Total minimum score is 49, maximum score is 245. An increase in the score indicates that the tendency to think critically increases.	before the implementation
critical thinking disposition	evaluated with "critical thinking disposition (CTHD) scale". This scale include 5 subdimensions. Total minimum score is 49, maximum score is 245. An increase in the score indicates that the tendency to think critically increases.	8 weeks after the implementation

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Esra Tayaz
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Esra Tayaz, Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): March 9, 2021
• Primary Completion (Actual): June 8, 2021
• Study Completion (Actual): June 8, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 22, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 31, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): June 3, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): June 3, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 31, 2022
• Last Verified: May 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Intensive care; Nursing student; Critical thinking; Distance education
• Other Study ID Numbers: 2021-127

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No