The Impact of Teaching Strategies to Promote Critical Thinking among General Nursing Students

Abstract

Background: The complex role of today’s nurses warranties higher levels of critical thinking and clinical judgment abilities. Critical thinking is familiar as an essential factor of nursing exercise by The National League for Nursing (NLN). Objective: The aim of this study were: To find out impact of teaching strategies to promote critical thinking in general nursing students. To analysis the teaching strategies to promote critical thinking in General nursing students. Methods: The descriptive research technique was used in this research which based on questionnaires. All the nursing students of the university was the population of study. The researcher used simple cross sectional sampling in the selection of students. The student of general nursing School DHQ Hospital Jhang were selected as a population 15o students were given questionnaire and all questionnaire were responded. Results: Results indicates that students and instructors each share the responsibility for the quality of learning Yes were 83.5% and the No were 16.5% with the statement. The mean is 1.1652 with .373oo standard deviation. Results also describes about CT is an essential component of nursing education and a necessary competency for modern nursing practice. Results indicate that 98.3% respondents were yes, no were .9% and don’t know was .9% with the statement. The mean is 1.o261 with .2o778 standard deviation. Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that the vast majority of nursing students who participated had low levels of promote critical thinking. The results also reinforce the need for students’ continued development in these areas. Nurse educators must renew their commitment to CT as an educational ideal and this ideal must be continually pursued because it is integral to true autonomy in our complex society. The importance of CT to education and practice is indisputable. Nurse educators are an untapped resource in educational organizations.