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Implementing a Critical Thinking Tool to Evaluate Educational Needs for Inpatient Rehabilitation Nurses
Summary
This study explored using videos to assess critical thinking in inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) nurses. Video assessments showed promise as a low-cost alternative for evaluating nurses' critical thinking skills.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Healthcare Professional Development
- Clinical Skills Assessment
Background:
- Traditional critical thinking assessment tools are costly and time-consuming.
- Existing tools are not specifically designed for inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) nurses.
- There is a need for efficient and tailored critical thinking evaluation methods in IRF settings.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the effectiveness of using short videos to evaluate critical thinking skills in IRF nurses.
- To pilot a novel, low-cost method for assessing critical thinking in a specialized nursing population.
Main Methods:
- Developed and filmed three clinical scenarios relevant to IRF nursing practice.
- Thirty-one IRF nurses self-assessed their critical thinking skills using a visual analog scale.
- Nurse managers also rated nurses' critical thinking; nurses then responded narratively to video scenarios, which were scored using a rubric.
Main Results:
- Nurses reported higher critical thinking skills (mean=85.23) than their managers' ratings (mean=62.89).
- High interrater reliability was achieved for scoring the video responses (ranging from 0.65 to 0.90).
Conclusions:
- Video-based assessments are effective for evaluating critical thinking in IRF nurses.
- This method presents a viable, low-cost alternative for assessing critical thinking in neuroscience nurses within IRF care.
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