Effect of reflecting diary training on critical thinking of nursing students / 中华医学教育探索杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the effect of reflecting diary training on the ability of critical thinking of nursing students.Methods By cluster sampling,248 nursing students were selected and randomly divided into intervention group and control group with 124 students in each group.The intervention group received reflective journal training apart from the general clinical internship,while control group received general clinical internship.The critical thinking ability between groups were evaluated and compared before training,6 months after training (T2) and 1 year after training (T3) by using the Chinese version of Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory (CTDI-CV).The performed satisfaction of intervention group evaluated in T2 and T3.Results There were no significant difference of the CTDI-CV scores between groups before training (P＞0.05).It was found that the intervention group performed better and had higher scores than the control group in CTDI-CV and dimensions including searching for truth,open-mindedness,analytical ability,systematic ability,critical thinking,self-confidence,curiosity and cognitive maturity at T2 and T3.The intervention group had a high-level of satisfaction of this training program.The satisfaction of each item at T2 was over 90.2％,and at T3 was over 88.6％.Conclusion Reflecting journal training can improve the critical thinking ability of nursing students.The training program was well-received by nurses.