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Critical thinking dispositions and self-esteem among nursing students

Critical thinking skill is an important skill for nurses to make a better clinical decision in providing safe care. Critical thinking dispositions development is supported with sufficient self-esteem. The present study aimed to measure the level of critical thinking disposition and self-esteem...

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Main Authors: Hng, SH, Brenda, BJ, Ngu, ZL
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Published: Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2020
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spelling my-ukm.journal.162652021-03-16T02:14:52Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16265/ Critical thinking dispositions and self-esteem among nursing students Hng, SH Brenda, BJ Ngu, ZL Critical thinking skill is an important skill for nurses to make a better clinical decision in providing safe care. Critical thinking dispositions development is supported with sufficient self-esteem. The present study aimed to measure the level of critical thinking disposition and self-esteem among undergraduate nursing students in a public university in Malaysia. A cross-sectional study was carried out in a university involving 99 students. Data were collected by self-report questionnaires and analysed quantitatively. A total of 97% of the nursing student had a high level of critical thinking dispositions. Almost¾3/4 of the students had a moderate level of perceived self-esteem (74.7%). The critical thinking dispositions were significantly related to perceived self-esteem (p<0.044). Overall, the nursing student of this study had high critical thinking disposition and moderate self-esteem, which is very important for them to become a good nurse with critical thinking skill in the future. Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2020-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16265/1/3_ms0376_pdf_15876.pdf Hng, SH and Brenda, BJ and Ngu, ZL (2020) Critical thinking dispositions and self-esteem among nursing students. Medicine & Health, 15 (2). pp. 9-16. ISSN 2289-5728 https://www.medicineandhealthukm.com/toc/15/2
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description Critical thinking skill is an important skill for nurses to make a better clinical decision in providing safe care. Critical thinking dispositions development is supported with sufficient self-esteem. The present study aimed to measure the level of critical thinking disposition and self-esteem among undergraduate nursing students in a public university in Malaysia. A cross-sectional study was carried out in a university involving 99 students. Data were collected by self-report questionnaires and analysed quantitatively. A total of 97% of the nursing student had a high level of critical thinking dispositions. Almost¾3/4 of the students had a moderate level of perceived self-esteem (74.7%). The critical thinking dispositions were significantly related to perceived self-esteem (p<0.044). Overall, the nursing student of this study had high critical thinking disposition and moderate self-esteem, which is very important for them to become a good nurse with critical thinking skill in the future.
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title_short Critical thinking dispositions and self-esteem among nursing students
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