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[The application of creative thinking teaching in nursing education]
Ya-Lie Ku1, Ching-Feng Chang, Chien-Lin Kuo
1College of Nursing, Fooyin University, Kaohsiung County, Taiwan, ROC. ns126@mail.fy.edu.tw
Hu Li Za Zhi the Journal of Nursing
|April 20, 2010
Summary
Nursing students need enhanced creative thinking skills. This review explores strategies to develop creativity in nursing education, aiming to improve clinical application.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Creative Thinking Studies
Context:
- Growing emphasis on creativity in education and nursing professions.
- Creative thinking identified as a key goal in nursing education.
- Taiwanese nursing students demonstrate lower creativity compared to business students.
Purpose:
- Review literature on creativity in nursing and general education.
- Explore definitions, teaching strategies, and evaluation methods for creativity.
- Establish a foundation for developing targeted nursing creativity courses.
Summary:
- Creative thinking instruction is underdeveloped in nursing education.
- Existing creative studies courses are primarily in education, not nursing.
- Literature review identifies gaps in teaching and evaluating nursing student creativity.
Impact:
- Inform the development of specialized creative thinking courses for nursing students.
- Enhance nursing students' creative abilities for clinical practice.
- Contribute to cultivating essential creative problem-solving skills in future nurses.
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