title: Fostering critical thinking in nursing students in the clinical setting.
abstract: Critical thinking is an important outcome of baccalaureate education in nursing. The authors explore the relationship between critical thinking and the nursing process and propose a model to foster critical-thinking abilities of nursing students in the clinical setting.
authors.affiliation: Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, USA.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Conger
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mezza
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D017145:Models, Educational; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009736:Nursing Process; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D013850:Thinking