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1About the Author Cynthia A. Blum, PhD, RN, CNE, is an associate professor, Florida Atlantic University Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, Boca Raton, Florida. For more information, contact Dr. Blum at cblum@health.fau.edu.
Abstract:
The purpose of this pilot interventional study was to examine relationships between adjunctive podcast viewing and nursing students' critical thinking (CT) abilities. Participants were last semester/preceptorship nursing students. The intervention group was given unrestricted access to a CT podcast. There was no statistical significance between Health Sciences Reasoning Test pretest and posttest scores, the number of times the podcast was viewed, and specific demographic factors. The results suggest that CT podcast viewing did not improve CT abilities. However, Likert scale results indicated students liked this method of learning. Demographic factors and sample size were limited, and further research is recommended.
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