Journal of Korean Academic Society of Home Health Care Nursing (가정간호학회지)

Korean Academic Society of Home Health Care Nursing (한국가정간호학회)
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Relationship between Critical Thinking Disposition and Clinical Decision-Making Abilities in Home Health Advanced Practice Nurses

가정전문간호사의 비판적 사고성향과 임상의사결정능력과의 관계

  • Choi, Seong Mee (Department of nursing, Samsung Medical Center) ;
  • Lee, Mi Kyoung (Graduate School of Clinical Nursing Science, Sungkyunkwan University)
  • 최성미 (삼성서울병원 간호부) ;
  • 이미경 (성균관대학교 임상간호대학원)
  • Received : 2014.11.17
  • Accepted : 2014.12.05
  • Published : 2014.12.31
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Abstract

Purpose: Clinical decision-making carried out by nurses is a complex process that influences the quality of care provided and various patient outcomes. This study examined the relationship between critical thinking disposition and clinical decision-making abilities in home health advanced practice nurses. Method: The study had a non-experimental correlational design. Data were collected from 100 home health advanced practice nurses in 20 hospitals. Results: The mean critical thinking disposition score was $3.69{\pm}.39$ out of 5 and the mean score for clinical decision-making abilities was $3.48{\pm}.22$ out of 5. In this correlation analysis, a significant positive correlation (r=.58, p<.001) was found between critical thinking disposition and clinical decision-making abilities of home health advanced practice nurses. Conclusion: In order to improve the clinical decision-making ability of home health advanced practice nurses, we need to improve their critical thinking disposition. In order to make this change, appropriate training program are needed to increase the critical thinking disposition and clinical decision-making abilities of home health advanced practice nurses.

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