The effectiveness of problem-based learning on development of nursing students' critical thinking: A systematic review and meta-analysis

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 458-469

  Kong, Ling Na ^a,b   Qin, Bo ^a   Zhou, Ying qing ^b   Mou, Shao yu ^b   Gao, Hui Ming ^b  

^a THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Critical thinking; Meta analysis; Nursing education; Problem based learning (PBL); Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRITICAL THINKING; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING (PBL); PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THINKING;

CRITICAL THINKING; META-ANALYSIS; NURSING EDUCATION; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING (PBL); SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

HUMANS; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; STUDENTS, NURSING; THINKING;

EID: 84894225667     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2013.06.009     Document Type: Article

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