DOI: 10.26650/FNJN363168
Aim: The present study was aimed at
investigating the effect of nursing education on the improvement of students’
critical thinking skills in Turkey by using the meta-analysis method.
Method: The literature screening was
carried out in online databases using the keywords “nursing”, “student”,
“critical thinking”, “Turkey” in English and their Turkish equivalents “hemşirelik”,
“öğrenci”, “eleştirel düşünme”, “Türkiye” respectively. Quantitative studies
matching the inclusion criteria were included in the study. The number of the
participants in those studies was 3792 (2183 first-year students and 1609
last-year students). For the analysis of the data, the CMA (Comprehensive
Meta-Analysis Software) statistical package program was used. While the Q and
I2 tests were used to test the homogeneity of the studies, the Classic
Fail-Safe N test and Kendall’s Tau were used to test their publication bias.
Fixed and random models were used to calculate the effect size.
Results: The results indicated that 10
studies met the inclusion criteria, and that the studies included in the study
were heterogeneous and had no publication bias. The mean effect size was 0.114
at the 95% significance level [CL=0.087-0.440].
Conclusion: The results of the study
indicated that nursing students were not able to develop their critical
thinking skills and that there is a need for implementations to develop their
critical thinking skills. This study will provide guidance for nursing school
administrators and educators to develop critical thinking skills of nursing
students.
Primary Language | English |
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Subjects | Health Care Administration |
Journal Section | Research Articles |
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Publication Date | February 1, 2019 |
Published in Issue | Year 2019 Volume: 27 Issue: 1 |