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Khaldoun Aldiabat1, Enam Alsrayheen2, Catherine Aquino-Russell3
1Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman.
Background:
The authors were unable to find studies comparing the critical thinking skills of nursing students on advanced standing programmes (ASP) and on traditional 4-year BN programmes in Canada. The ASP is a condensed Bachelor of Nursing (BN) programme, designed for students who already have a university degree or similar qualification.
Aim:
To measure and compare the critical thinking skills of ASP students and traditional 4-year BN students.
Method:
A cross-sectional study using a self-administered questionnaire used to collect data from 100 nursing students at a university in Canada. Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. All research ethics were taken into consideration.
Findings:
All participants scored highly in their critical thinking skills. However, ASP students scored significantly higher than their counterparts on the 4-year programme (M=21.6 vs M=18.9, F=4.75, P=0.035).
Conclusion:
Higher critical thinking skills among ASP nursing students is a promising sign to expand and support this type of programme as a fast and effective method to cover the shortage in nurses.
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