Nurturing Critical Minds: Interdisciplinary Perspectives in Education and the Workforce
Nurturing Critical Minds: Interdisciplinary Perspectives in Education and the Workforce
We are delighted to invite you to our upcoming international conference on “Nurturing Critical Minds: Interdisciplinary Perspectives in Education and the Workforce”. The conference is interdisciplinary, it will cover a diverse range of fields and perspectives on the development of critical thinking skills in different academic fields at universities and labour market institutions. Showcasing the holistic approach, the conference aims to explore the vital role of critical thinking in diverse academic disciplines and its significance in the ever-evolving landscape of labour market institutions.
The conference aims to bridge the gap between universities and labour market institutions, fostering a culture of critical thinking that thrives in the classroom and enhances professional growth in the workplace. This conference will serve as a platform for educators, researchers, and labour market professionals from diverse fields to explore innovative strategies, and share best practices and collaborate on integrating critical thinking skills into educational curricula.
Keynote speakers
Alistair Starling
Co-Founder and Managing Director of the European Diplomats
Luís Sebastião
Associate Professor in the Department of Pedagogy and Education, Director of the Center for Research in Education and Psychology, University of Évora
Dimitris Pnevmatikos
Professor in the Department of Psychology, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Western Macedonia
Erika Vaiginienė
Associate professor in the Department of Business, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Vilnius University
Inga Jončienė
Head of Business Development at Alliance for Recruitment
Adam Mastandrea
Assistant Professor in the Department of Foreign Language Teaching and Research, Institute of Foreign Languages, Faculty of Philology, Vilnius University
Daiva Penkauskienė
Director of Modern Didactics Center, Associate Professor in the Institute of Educational Sciences and Social Work, Mykolas Romeris University
Sandra Kairė
Associate Professor, Director of the Institute of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Philosophy, Vilnius University
Kay Hemmerling
Dr Kay Hemmerling, Chairman at the Institute for Moral-Democratic Competence (IMDC e.V.)
Programme
Programme
Marija Truš
Critical thinking of nursing students: developing an essential skill
Critical thinking of nursing students: developing an essential skill
Marija Truš
Klaipeda University,
Lithuania
Introduction. Critical thinking is one of the competencies necessary for nurses to effectively manage complex care needs in a rapidly changing environment. The effect of nursing education on the development of students’ critical thinking has been studied by many researchers. Critical thinking skills are an expected outcome of nursing education programmes.
The purpose of the present study was to identify the issues related to the development of critical thinking skills in nursing students. The research questions were: 1. How is critical thinking defined from a nursing perspective? 2. Are there specific teaching strategies that can be used to develop critical thinking in nursing students? 3. What factors contribute to the development of critical thinking skills in nursing students?
Methodology. A descriptive review was conducted to examine the literature and assess the existing knowledge about the critical thinking of nursing students. The literature search was performed using several keywords in different combinations on electronic databases. The studies were identified, screened, and excluded or included in the review.
Results. Critical thinking is a multidimensional concept. The strategies for teaching critical thinking include using frameworks to guide teaching, concept mapping, problem-based learning, guided reflective discussions of critical incidents, simulation-based learning, and the Socratic method. There is evidence of relationships between critical thinking ability and factors such as age, gender, academic year, academic achievement, and learning styles of nursing students.
Conclusions. Critical thinking is one of the basic skills in the clinical reasoning process in healthcare and is therefore essential to its development in nursing students during their education programmes. Critical thinking is a key element for making progress in evidence-based practice and providing safe patient-centred care.
Keywords: critical thinking; nursing student; nursing education; skill; competence
References
- Boso, K. M., van der Merwe, A.S., Gross, J. (2020). Critical thinking skills of nursing students: observations of classroom instructional activities. Nursing Open, 7:581–588. doi: 10.1002/nop2.426
- Jimenez, J.-M., Lopez, M., Castro, M.-J., Martin-Gil, B., Cao, M.-J., Fernandez-Castro, M. (2021). Development of critical thinking skills of undergraduate students throughout the 4 years of nursing degree at a public university in Spain: a descriptive study. BMJ Open, 11. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049950
- Kazemi, N., Beigmoradi, S., Farmitani, Z., Ghorbani, F., Jamalinasab, A., Poor, N.H. (2022). The effect of problem-solving-based learning on critical thinking skills of nursing students. Journal of Health Reports and Technology, 8(4). https://doi.org/10.5812/jhrt-133327
- Mousazadeh, N., Momennasab, M., Nia, H.S., Nazari, R., Hajihosseini, F. (2021). Effective factors in critical thinking disposition in nursing students. Education Research International, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/5580010
Biography
Marija Truš is an Associate professor at Klaipeda University Faculty of Health Sciences Department of Nursing, LithuaniaMarija Truš received her Ph.D. degree in Health Sciences (Nursing) from the University of Tampere, Finland. In September 2020, she became an associate professor at the Department of Nursing, at Klaipeda University, Lithuania. She teaches several courses on nursing methodology to bachelor and master students. She is the author or coauthor of several papers in national and international refereed journals. During the last 5 years, she supervised 30 students at the bachelor’s and master’s level. Her research interest includes nursing education, nursing competencies, and empowerment of nurses. She is the chair of the Ethics Committee at the Department of Nursing, Klaipeda University, Lithuania.
