A quantitative study exploring undergraduate nursing students' perception of their critical thinking and clinical decision making ability while using apps at the point of care

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dc.contributor.authorSedgwick, Monique G.
dc.contributor.authorAwosoga, Olu A.
dc.contributor.authorGrigg, Lance
dc.contributor.authorDurnin, Jenna-Marie
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-29T21:39:19Z
dc.date.available2019-05-29T21:39:19Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.descriptionSherpa Romeo green journal. Open access article. Creative Commons Attribution License applies.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to explore how a smartphone app influences undergraduate nursing students’ perceptions of their critical thinking and clinical decision making ability at the point of care. Using a pretest-posttest approach, the findings suggest that there were no statistically significant differences in the participants’ perception of their critical thinking and clinical decision making ability over time. Statistically significant findings on four questionnaire items pertaining to participants’ perception in their ability to engage in evidence based practice over time suggests that experience with the app, led the participants to believe the app provided them with the information they needed in order to engage in evidence based practice. Consequently, they were less likely to seek information from other sources. Although having learning resources available in clinical practice environments mightenhancecriticalthinkingability,perhapscounterintuitively,thefindingsinthisstudysuggestthathavingaccesstoaclinical mobile app did not positively influence the participants’ perceived critical thinking ability. Nurse educators therefore, must teach students how to be active learners as well as role model the proper use of critical thinking skills. Students need to be reminded to use institutional policies and procedure manuals as well as other appropriate sources of information. Last, students need to see registered nurses use critical thinking and clinical decision making dispositions by asking comprehensive questions, exploring assumptions and inferences, and incorporating varying resources into their decisions.en_US
dc.description.peer-reviewYesen_US
dc.identifier.citationSedwick, M. G., Awosoga, O., Grigg, L., & Durnin, J. (2016). A quantitative study exploring undergraduate nursing students' perception of their critical thinking and clinical decision making ability while using apps at the point of care. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 6(10). http://dx.doi.org/10.5430/jnep.v6n10p1en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/5372
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherSciedu Pressen_US
dc.publisher.facultyHealth Sciencesen_US
dc.publisher.facultyEducationen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Lethbridgeen_US
dc.publisher.urlhttp://dx.doi.org/10.5430/jnep.v6n10p1
dc.subjectUndergraduate nursing studentsen_US
dc.subjectPreceptorshipen_US
dc.subjectMobile technologiesen_US
dc.subjectCritical thinkingen_US
dc.subjectClinical decision makingen_US
dc.subjectSmartphone appen_US
dc.subjectClinical mobile appen_US
dc.subjectEvidence-based practiceen_US
dc.subjectNurse educatorsen_US
dc.subject.lcshCritical thinking--Study and teaching (Higher)--Alberta
dc.subject.lcshNursing students--Alberta
dc.subject.lcshNursing students--Self rating of
dc.subject.lcshNursing--Study and teaching (Preceptorship)--Alberta
dc.subject.lcshMobile apps
dc.titleA quantitative study exploring undergraduate nursing students' perception of their critical thinking and clinical decision making ability while using apps at the point of careen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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