nafei A, khorami markani A, motarafi H, Hagighi mogadam Y, Sakhaei S. THE EFFECT OF REFLECTIVE JOURNALING ON NURSING STUDENTS’ CRITICAL THINKING IN CLINICAL ACTIVITIES. Nursing and Midwifery Journal 2015; 13 (1) :19-26
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1- Master in Nursing, Faculty member of Urmia Medical Sciences University, Urmia, IRAN
2- (Corresponding Author) PhD in Nursing, Assistant professor, Faculty member of Urmia Medical Sciences University, Urmia, IRAN , khorami.abdolah@gmail.com
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the Effect of Reflective Journaling on Nursing Students' Critical Thinking in Clinical Activities Nafei AR [1] , Khorami Markani A [2] *, Motearafi H [3] , Haghigi Moghadam Y [4] , Sakaei SH [5] Received: 6 Dec , 2014 Accepted: 9 Feb , 2015 Abstract: Background & Aim: Clinical learning activities are the heart of nursing programs, and reflective journaling as a suitable educational strategy in context of nursing students' clinical experiences can help nursing mentors to understand and evaluate students' clinical thinking skills. This study aimed to assess the effect of reflective journal on nursing baccalaureate program students’ critical thinking skills. Materials & Methods: In this quasi- experimental study, 24 nursing students of the fifth semester are divided into experiment and control groups. Critical thinking in the two groups was assessed by California Critical Thinking Skills Form B (CCTS- Form B) in pre and post tests. The data were entered into the SPSS program, and they were analyzed by different statistical tests. Results : The mean scores of experiment and control groups in post test were 10/75+_ 2/90, 9+_ 2/95 respectively. Significant difference was found in two groups by utilizing t test (df= 22, t= 2/08< P
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