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  1. Critical Thinking Skills of RNs: Exploring Demographic Determinants
    Lee DSK, Abdullah KL, Chinna K, Subramanian P, Bachmann RT
    J Contin Educ Nurs, 2020 Mar 01;51(3):109-117.
    PMID: 32119105 DOI: 10.3928/00220124-20200216-05
    BACKGROUND: Previous studies of nurses' critical thinking skills that included demographic characteristics as determinants have been inconclusive. This study explored demographic determinants of critical thinking skills among nurses from public hospitals in Peninsular Malaysia.

    METHOD: This cross-sectional study included 549 nurses recruited via multistage cluster sampling. Nurses completed the demographic questionnaire and Health Sciences Reasoning Test (HSRT).

    RESULTS: The majority of respondents failed to demonstrate critical thinking skills with a mean overall HSRT score of 13.8 (SD = 3.4). Educational qualifications (p = .003) and clinical specialties (p = .022) were significantly related to nurses' critical thinking skills. Years of clinical experience, age, and job ranking were not significant CONCLUSION: The findings indicate a need to address the present curriculum in nursing education and to reinforce critical thinking skills in the nursing workforce. Future research on how nurses in Malaysia acquire critical thinking skills is needed. [J Contin Educ Nurs. 2020;51(3):109-117.].

    Matched MeSH terms: Nursing Staff/education*
  2. The effect of educational intervention on nurses' knowledge, attitude, intention, practice and incidence rate of physical restraint use
    Eskandari F, Abdullah KL, Zainal NZ, Wong LP
    Nurse Educ Pract, 2018 Sep;32:52-57.
    PMID: 30029085 DOI: 10.1016/j.nepr.2018.07.007
    The use of physical restraint exposes patients and staff to negative effects, including death. Therefore, teaching nursing staff to develop the improve knowledge, skills, and attitudes regarding physical restraint has become necessary. A quasi-experimental pre-post design was used to evaluate the effect of educational intervention on nurses' knowledge, attitude, intention, practice and incidence rate of physical restraint in 12 wards of a hospital using a self-reported questionnaire and a restraint order form in Malaysia. The educational intervention, which included a one-day session on minimising physical restraint use in hospital, was presented to 245 nurses. The results showed a significant increase in the mean knowledge, attitude sand practice score and a significant decrease in the mean intention score of nurses to use physical restraint after intervention. There was a statistically significant decrease in the incidence rate of physical restraint use in the wards of the hospital except geriatric-rehabilitation wards after intervention.
    Matched MeSH terms: Nursing Staff/education*
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