CRITICAL THINKING DISPOSITION AND SELF-ESTEEM AMONG TECHNICAL NURSE STUDENTS IN PORT-SAID CITY

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Assistant Professor of Nursing Administration - Faculty of Nursing - Ain Shams University

2 Assistant Professor of Psychiatric Nursing and Mental Health - Faculty of Nursing-Port Said University

3 Nursing Administration

Abstract

Background: Critical thinking in personal, professional and social life is essential for every one especially nursing students as practice this talent from young age contribute to build a new nursing generation with high self-esteem and the ability to face life obstacles and problems. Aim: this study aim to identify the relationship between critical thinking disposition of nurse students and their self-esteem in Port-Said technical nurse institution. Design: a descriptive correlation design. Subjects: 350 nursing students. Setting: the technical nursing institute in Port-Said. Tools: Data for this study was collected by using two tools namely: California Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory (CCTDI) and Self- Esteem Scale (SES). Results: More than half of the under graduate nursing student at Port Said technical health institution, had ambivalent disposition towards most of the dispositional characteristics and the overall critical thinking disposition. While more than one third of nursing students had positive disposition toward critical thinking. Conclusion: There was statistical significant positive correlation between critical  thinking disposition and self –esteem among nursing students. Recommendation: Nursing programs should offer enough time for the students to share in the extracurricular activities provided and nursing teachers are responsible to cultivate the "critical spirit" in their students, which includes attitudes, dispositions and traits of critical thinking.
 
 

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