title: The relationship between critical thinking and self-concept in staff nurses and the influence of these characteristics on nursing practice.
abstract: Thirty-five nurse managers were interviewed, and 100 staff nurses were tested using the California Critical Thinking Skills Test (CCTST) and the Tennessee Self-Concept Scale (TSCS) to determine if a relationship existed between critical thinking and self-concept. Correlations (Pearson r) showed no statistically significant relationship (r = 0.1097, P > 0.05). Comparison of the results of the California Critical Thinking Skills Test between groups with differing levels of nursing education indicated that scores for nurses with a baccalaureate were statistically and significantly higher than the scores of nurses with an associate/diploma degree (ANOVA F = 3.03, P = 0.03). Implications for nursing education and practice are discussed.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Wyoming, Laramie, USA.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Beeken
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009736:Nursing Process; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory; D012649:Self Concept; D013850:Thinking