Critical thinking dispositions and self-esteem among nursing students

Critical thinking skill is an important skill for nurses to make a better clinical decision in providing safe care. Critical thinking dispositions development is supported with sufficient self-esteem. The present study aimed to measure the level of critical thinking disposition and self-esteem...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hng, SH, Brenda, BJ, Ngu, ZL
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2020
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16265/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16265/1/3_ms0376_pdf_15876.pdf
_version_ 1848814008288673792
author Hng, SH
Brenda, BJ
Ngu, ZL
author_facet Hng, SH
Brenda, BJ
Ngu, ZL
author_sort Hng, SH
building UKM Institutional Repository
collection Online Access
description Critical thinking skill is an important skill for nurses to make a better clinical decision in providing safe care. Critical thinking dispositions development is supported with sufficient self-esteem. The present study aimed to measure the level of critical thinking disposition and self-esteem among undergraduate nursing students in a public university in Malaysia. A cross-sectional study was carried out in a university involving 99 students. Data were collected by self-report questionnaires and analysed quantitatively. A total of 97% of the nursing student had a high level of critical thinking dispositions. Almost¾3/4 of the students had a moderate level of perceived self-esteem (74.7%). The critical thinking dispositions were significantly related to perceived self-esteem (p<0.044). Overall, the nursing student of this study had high critical thinking disposition and moderate self-esteem, which is very important for them to become a good nurse with critical thinking skill in the future.
first_indexed 2025-11-15T00:27:15Z
format Article
id oai:generic.eprints.org:16265
institution Universiti Kebangasaan Malaysia
institution_category Local University
language English
last_indexed 2025-11-15T00:27:15Z
publishDate 2020
publisher Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
recordtype eprints
repository_type Digital Repository
spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:162652021-03-16T02:14:52Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16265/ Critical thinking dispositions and self-esteem among nursing students Hng, SH Brenda, BJ Ngu, ZL Critical thinking skill is an important skill for nurses to make a better clinical decision in providing safe care. Critical thinking dispositions development is supported with sufficient self-esteem. The present study aimed to measure the level of critical thinking disposition and self-esteem among undergraduate nursing students in a public university in Malaysia. A cross-sectional study was carried out in a university involving 99 students. Data were collected by self-report questionnaires and analysed quantitatively. A total of 97% of the nursing student had a high level of critical thinking dispositions. Almost¾3/4 of the students had a moderate level of perceived self-esteem (74.7%). The critical thinking dispositions were significantly related to perceived self-esteem (p<0.044). Overall, the nursing student of this study had high critical thinking disposition and moderate self-esteem, which is very important for them to become a good nurse with critical thinking skill in the future. Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2020-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16265/1/3_ms0376_pdf_15876.pdf Hng, SH and Brenda, BJ and Ngu, ZL (2020) Critical thinking dispositions and self-esteem among nursing students. Medicine & Health, 15 (2). pp. 9-16. ISSN 2289-5728 https://www.medicineandhealthukm.com/toc/15/2
spellingShingle Hng, SH
Brenda, BJ
Ngu, ZL
Critical thinking dispositions and self-esteem among nursing students
title Critical thinking dispositions and self-esteem among nursing students
title_full Critical thinking dispositions and self-esteem among nursing students
title_fullStr Critical thinking dispositions and self-esteem among nursing students
title_full_unstemmed Critical thinking dispositions and self-esteem among nursing students
title_short Critical thinking dispositions and self-esteem among nursing students
title_sort critical thinking dispositions and self-esteem among nursing students
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16265/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16265/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16265/1/3_ms0376_pdf_15876.pdf