Critical Thinking: Perceptions of Nurse Educators from Four Middle Eastern Countries
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Susan Adams Boyer, DNP, RN, NPD-BC, FAAN
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6639-1185
Hamdia Mirkhan Ahmed
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4952-7108
Noordeen Awath Shoqirat
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1567-6869
Miriam Chickering
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3012-0751
Felix Emeka Anyiam
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2774-7406
Ilknur Dolu, Ph.D., MSc, RN
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0958-8395
Khatere Seylani
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9256-668X
Kathleen Rose Capone
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7125-978X
Erica Frank
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7159-5417
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6639-1185
Hamdia Mirkhan Ahmed
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4952-7108
Noordeen Awath Shoqirat
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1567-6869
Miriam Chickering
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3012-0751
Felix Emeka Anyiam
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2774-7406
Ilknur Dolu, Ph.D., MSc, RN
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0958-8395
Khatere Seylani
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9256-668X
Kathleen Rose Capone
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7125-978X
Erica Frank
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7159-5417
Abstract
Critical thinking is a key requirement for competent nursing care and interventions. The current literature lacks data on nurse educators' understanding and perceptions of critical thinking in Low and Middle-Income Countries. This study replicated a survey of nurse educators in Ghana, completed and published by Boso and Gross. 2 The initial research paper identified a lack of nurse educators’ understanding of Critical Thinking and the need for professional development. The current investigation used the same questionnaire items to examine nurse educators' definitions of critical thinking and perceptions of it in four Middle Eastern countries. Data analysis revealed that educators varied in their understanding of Critical Thinking, its definition, and the means to enhance its development in students. This research provides evidence to plan professional development for nursing faculty in these geographic regions.
Keywords:
Critical Thinking, Nurse Educators, Nursing Education, Professional Development, Middle Eastern Countries, Perceptions, Low and Middle-Income Countries, Nursing Faculty, Educator Training, Student Development
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BOYER, Susan Adams et al.
Critical Thinking: Perceptions of Nurse Educators from Four Middle Eastern Countries.
Medical Research Archives, [S.l.], v. 12, n. 5, june 2024.
ISSN 2375-1924.
Available at: <https://esmed.org/MRA/mra/article/view/5446>. Date accessed: 30 june 2024.
doi: https://doi.org/10.18103/mra.v12i5.5446.
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