Distance Education for Nursing Students on Critical Thinking

NCT ID: NCT05403411

Last Updated: 2022-06-03

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 153 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2021-03-09
• Study Completion Date: 2021-06-08

Brief Summary

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.

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.

Conditions

Critical Thinking

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NON_RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: OTHER
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Intervention group

Distance education for nursing students on critical thinking

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Distance education for nursing students on critical thinking

Intervention Type: OTHER

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.

Control group

The control group was given a booklet for critical thinking.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Esra Tayaz

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Esra Tayaz

Research Assistant

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Esra Tayaz

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing

Locations

Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing

Ankara, Çubuk, Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

2021-127

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id