Wassachol Pichianwilai
Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand
Title: The development of instructional model to enhance critical thinking abilities in pediatric and adolescent nursing practicum
Biography
Biography: Wassachol Pichianwilai
Abstract
Statement of the Problem: In nursing practicum, The teaching and learning process can’t encouraged students to become critical thinking abilities.Traditional practicum appear frequently that nursing students lack of many skills, such as don’t understand relations between the theory and the patient, lack of Holistic careand critical thinking.The researcher developed the instructional model to encourage students to have a critical thinking abilities. Instructional model are based on the constructivist theory. Constructivism underlies mind mapping as learning strategies which are promising approaches in the setting of nurseeducation. The purpose of this research was to compare the critical thinking abilities of nursing students before and after learning instruction model. Methodology&Theoretical Orientation: The samples were 30 third-year nursing students, Institute of Nursing by using single group pre-and-posttests. The data collection instruments were mind-mapping demographic records, critical thinking test, and a student satisfaction questionnaire. Data was analyzed by frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and t-test. Findings: The findings revealed that students’critical thinking score after learning from the instructional model was higher at a statistically significant level of .01 Conclusion & Significance: Nursing student think critically and this involves: analysis and reflection as the concept of patient-specific nursing care. Mind maps as a teaching tool have been used to encourage critical thinking by inspiring students to understand relations between the theory and patient which cover Holistic nursing care.