Clinical nurses's critical thinking level according to sociodemographic and professional variables (Phase II): A correlational study.

Critical thinking ability is one of the basic competencies of clinical nurse and is widely accepted as being associated with the provision of quality care, however, the few evidence-based data related to the relationship between level of critical thinking ability and nurses' sociodemographic and professional characteristics. The aim of this study was to identify the level of critical thinking among nurses in clinical practice according to sociodemographic and professional variables. Descriptive cross-sectional and correlational study was carried out in a sample of 339 nurses from medical, surgical and critical care units at a tertiary care hospital.

Critical thinking: A comparative analysis between nurse managers and registered nurses.

Aim: To analyse the levels of critical thinking among nurse managers and registered nurses and to explore the association between these levels and socio-demographic and occupational factors.

Background: Critical thinking is an essential skill in advanced clinical nursing. However, few studies to date have explored critical thinking levels in nurse managers or compared them with those recorded in registered nurses.

Development and Psychometric Properties of the Nursing Critical Thinking in Clinical Practice Questionnaire.

Background And Aim: A complex healthcare environment, with greater need for care based on the patient and evidence-based practice, are factors that have contributed to the increased need for critical thinking in professional competence. At the theoretical level, Alfaro-LeFevre () put forward a model of critical thinking made up of four components. And although these explain the construct, instruments for their empirical measurement are lacking.