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Perioperative nurses' ability to think critically.

Diane M Fesler-Birch1

  • 1North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University, Greensboro, NC 27411, USA. dbirch@yadtel.net

Quality Management in Health Care
|March 31, 2010
PubMed
Summary

Critical thinking skills in perioperative nurses were assessed, revealing varied results across different healthcare settings. Specialization and organizational factors may impede critical thinking development, potentially impacting patient outcomes.

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Area of Science:

  • Nursing Science
  • Healthcare Education
  • Cognitive Skills Assessment

Background:

  • Critical thinking is increasingly vital for nurses due to evolving healthcare dynamics and technological advancements.
  • Nurses' roles demand enhanced psychomotor and cognitive skills to meet patient and management expectations.
  • The concept of critical thinking has historical roots in educational discourse dating back to 1912.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To quantitatively assess the presence and degree of critical thinking skills among perioperative (OR) nurses.
  • To explore the relationship between critical thinking dispositions and skills in OR nurses.
  • To identify factors influencing critical thinking abilities in the perioperative nursing context.

Main Methods:

  • A quantitative descriptive correlational study was conducted.
  • Data were collected from 92 OR nurses across university-affiliated medical centers and ambulatory surgicenters.
  • Instruments included the California Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory, an investigator-developed tool, and a demographic survey.

Main Results:

  • Overall, critical thinking skills and dispositions were not significantly correlated in the aggregate sample.
  • In one medical center, higher critical thinking correlated with increased truth-seeking but decreased open-mindedness.
  • In surgical centers, predictors of critical thinking were not significant; in another medical center, decreased critical thinking correlated with increased open-mindedness.

Conclusions:

  • Critical thinking skills in perioperative nurses may be influenced by organizational culture, geographic location, and specialization.
  • Specialized competencies within perioperative nursing might present barriers to the development of critical thinking.
  • Impediments to critical thinking development could negatively impact the anticipation of adverse patient outcomes in the OR.