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- The study aimed to assess how a Dedicated Education Unit (DEU) influences nursing students' critical thinking skills.
- The DEU uses experienced clinical nurses to provide structured, competency-based training during clinical placements.
- Findings revealed that DEU students showed significant improvements in critical thinking scores compared to non-DEU peers, supporting the DEU model's effectiveness in enhancing critical thinking abilities in nursing education.
Article Abstract
Aim: The purpose of this study was to identify the impact of the dedicated education unit (DEU) on nursing students' critical thinking ability.
Background: The DEU is an innovative approach to clinical education, which uses clinical nurses with expert practice consistently in a competency-based experience.
Method: Participants (intervention and control groups) completed the Nursing Executive Center's Critical Thinking Diagnostic Assessment tool before and after clinical experience.
Results: Participants included 243 students with 179 non-DEU and 64 DEU students. There were significant increases in total pretest and posttest score means (P < .05) for the DEU (intervention) group. A significant change (P < .0001) was seen in critical thinking scores by category for both groups and in the intervention group on pretest and posttest scores, even after controlling for pretest scores (P < .0001).
Conclusions: Results support the efficacy of the DEU model in developing critical thinking. Prior DEU studies have focused on implementation and satisfaction with the model.
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