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ArticleHeliyon2023

Building consensus on critical thinking assessment tool for undergraduate nursing students in a socialist low-middle income country: A delphi study.

Mayumi Hashimoto, Shigeko Horiuch, Anousone Sisoulath, Souksavanh Phanpaseuth

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Article in Heliyon, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Mayumi HashimotoGraduate School and Faculty of Nursing, Tokiwa University Postal: 1-430-1, Miwa Mito, Ibaraki, 310-8585, Japan.
Shigeko HoriuchGraduate School of Nursing Science, St. Luke's International University Postal: 10-1 Akashi-cho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0044, Japan.
Anousone SisoulathFaculty of Nursing Science, University of Health Sciences, Capital, Lao PDR. Postal: Samsenthai Road P.O. Box 7444, Vientiane, Laos.
Souksavanh PhanpaseuthFaculty of Nursing Science, University of Health Sciences, Capital, Lao PDR. Postal: Samsenthai Road P.O. Box 7444, Vientiane, Laos.

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Aim: We aimed to build consensus on a holistic critical thinking (CT) assessment tool involving cognitive skills and disposition for undergraduate nursing students in a socialist low-middle income country, Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR). Background: University degree nursing education program in Lao PDR has been started since 2011 to strengthen the ability to think as professional nurse, and nursing regulations have progressively developed last decade. However, there are still few studies assessing the CT ability of nursing students in Lao PDR. Design: Delphi study. Methods: We conducted three rounds of Delphi survey of 14 panel members consisting of nursing faculty members and clinical supervisors. The first and second survey rounds involved a combination of a series of questionnaires and face-to-face interviews to obtain ideas or opinions about descriptions of the CT assessment tool. The third round was the meeting with 13 panel members to reach a consensus on the descriptions of the CT assessment tool. Results: The number of descriptions changed from 29 to 30 under seven assessment criteria of the cognitive skills and from 34 to 32 under 10 assessment criteria of the habits of mind as disposition. The panel provided active comments on the descriptions in terms of social, cultural, and educational backgrounds. Especially the descriptions of criteria applying standards and creativity were discussed from practical viewpoints such as the hierarchical social structure in hospital, limited educational resources, and the cultural value of harmony. Conclusions: The holistic CT assessment tool that resulted from the consensus is anticipated to help Laotian nursing educators to assess undergraduate nursing students' CT ability more efficiently with confidence at both the university and hospitals continuously. Subsequent implementation of the CT assessment tool in a socialist low-middle income country is warranted.

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Assessment toolConsensusCritical thinkingDelphi techniqueEducationLaosLow-middle income countryNursingStudents

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PMCPMC10113838

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