Critical thinking in nursing education: Literature review

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 89-98

  Simpson, Elaine ^a   Courtney, Mary ^b  

^a KING FAHAD NATIONAL GUARD HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Critical thinking; Evaluation instruments; Nursing education; Skills; Strategies.

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; NURSING EDUCATION; REVIEW; STANDARD; THINKING;

EDUCATION, NURSING; HUMANS; THINKING;

EID: 0036547429     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-172x.2002.00340.x     Document Type: Article

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