Measuring critical thinking: One step forward, one step back

Nurse Educator

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 159-162

  Walsh, Catherine M ^a   Seldomridge, Lisa A ^a  

^a SALISBURY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CREATIVITY; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING PROCESS; NURSING STUDENT; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; STANDARD; THINKING; VALIDATION STUDY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CREATIVENESS; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING PROCESS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SELF EFFICACY; STUDENTS, NURSING; THINKING;

EID: 33748110667     PISSN: 03633624     EISSN: 15389855     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006223-200607000-00008     Document Type: Article

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