Relationship between Problem Solving Ability, Critical Thinking Disposition, Creativity, Self Efficacy and Nursing Process Competence of Nursing Students

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between problem solving ability, critical thinking disposition, creativity and nursing process competence of nursing students. The participants in the study were 246 nursing students enrolled in 2nd year of a BSN program in S city, Korea. Data were collected from June 10 to June 20, 2015 using a structured questionnaire. Relationship between general characteristics and solving ability, critical thinking disposition, creativity and nursing process competence was analyzed by t-test, ANOVA and Kruskal-wallis. Correlation among problem solving ability, critical thinking disposition, creativity and nursing process competence was analyzed by pearson correlation coefficient. There was a statistically significant difference in problem solving with the reason for application, major satisfaction. There was a significant positive correlation between problem solving ability, critical thinking disposition, creativity and self efficacy. Nursing process competence was't a significant between problem solving ability, critical thinking disposition, creativity and self efficacy. These findings show that there is a need to develop strategies to improve self efficacy and nursing process competence for student nurses.

Influence of Perceived Helicopter Parenting, Critical Thinking Disposition, Cognitive Ability, and Learning Motivation on Learning Behavior among Nursing Students

“…The degree of critical thinking disposition of nursing students was three points on average in this study, which could be interpreted as a moderate level. This is similar to findings of previous studies [14,15,28], which reported that nursing students' average level of critical thinking disposition was three out of a total of five points. Critical thinking is a concept suggested in the standards for accreditation of the Korean nursing curriculum, and is actually one of the concepts used by many nursing colleges as educational outcomes [29,30].…”

“…While critical thinking is an important competency for nursing students, the level of critical thinking disposition of nursing students is insufficient in reality. Yang and Sim [14] reported that nursing students who chose their major based on their aptitude or who were highly satisfied with their major had a high tendency to think critically. In this study, only 22.1% of the participants chose their major in consideration of their aptitude, while 71.2% of the participants chose nursing as their major considering employment opportunities or due to the recommendation of an acquaintance.…”

“…Critical thinking disposition refers to the tendency toward this thinking, and the motive or desire of critical thinking is problem solving and decision-making [13]. Nursing education deals with critical thinking as this skill is important to improve the ability of students to analyze health problems and apply professional nursing knowledge and skills to solve them [14]. Furthermore, it has been reported that nursing students with a high level of critical thinking disposition have high self-directed learning ability [15].…”

“…However, studies on cognitive abilities of nursing students are insufficient. Some previous studies dealing with problem-solving abilities, which is a similar concept, reported that nursing students with high problem-solving abilities have a high level of critical thinking disposition [14,16]. Therefore, in order to prepare effective learning strategies for nursing students, it is necessary to understand the relationship between cognitive ability and learning behavior.…”

The relationship between functional literacy and problem-solving skills: A study on 4th-grade students

“…In addition, while Özenç (2012) examined the relationship between functional literacy and academic achievement, Özenç and Dikici (2016) examined the relationship between functional literacy and metacognitive awareness, and Tezel and Tezgören (2019) examined the relationship between scientific literacy and problem-solving skills of 8th-grade students. Furthermore, many studies are examining the relationship of problem-solving skillswith different variables (Saygılı, 2000;Özsoy, 2005;Salami & Aremu, 2006;Sharifi, 2006;Berkant & Eren, 2013;Yang & Sim, 2016. On the other hand, there is no study investigating the relationship between functional literacy and problem-solving skills.…”