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Nurses’ critical thinking disposition and professional commitment: a cross-sectional study

Mahtab Allah Tavakoli
Mahtab Allah Tavakoli
, 
Golnaz Foroughameri
Golnaz Foroughameri
, 
Jamileh Farokhzadian
Jamileh Farokhzadian
 e 
Sedigheh Khodabandeh Shahraki
Sedigheh Khodabandeh Shahraki
   | 26 mar 2024
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Article Category: Original article
Pubblicato online: 26 mar 2024
Pagine: 119 - 126
Ricevuto: 19 dic 2022
Accettato: 05 feb 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2024-0013
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Mean score of nurses’ critical thinking disposition and professional commitment.

Variable Minimum Maximum Mean ± SD M ± SD per item
Critical thinking disposition
    Innovation 15 55 40.34 ± 6.37 3.66 ± 0.57
    Cognitive maturity 13 41 27.51 ± 5.04 3.05 ± 0.56
    Mental engagement 13 65 47.84 ± 8.08 3.68 ± 062
    Total 69 144 115.70 ± 13.55
Professional commitment
    Nursing perception 6 30 19.17 ± 3.89 3.19 ± 0.64
    Nursing job satisfaction 4 20 14.47 ± 3.07 3.61 ± 076
    Engagement with the nursing profession 6 30 22.53 ± 3.75 3.75 ± 0.62
    Self-sacrifice for the nursing profession 18 46 35.18 ± 4.98 3.51 ± 0.49
    Total 34 132 91.37 ± 11.77

Correlation between nurses’ critical thinking disposition and professional commitment.

Variable Nursing perception Nursing job satisfaction Engagement with the nursing profession Self-sacrifice for the nursing profession Total of professional commitment
Innovation r = 0.26 r = 0.40 r = 0.56 r = 0.80 r = 0.71
P = 0.001 P = 0.001 P = 0.001 P = 0.001 P = 0.001
Cognitive maturity r = −0.19 r = −0.07 r = −0.14 r = 0.03 r = −0.11
P = 0.006 P = 0.33 P = 0.39 P = 0.65 P = 0.10
Mental engagement r = 0.19 r = 0.32 r = 0.46 r = 0.79 r = 0.63
P = 0.008 P = 0.001 P = 0.001 P = 0.001 P = 0.001
Total of critical thinking disposition r = 0.16 r = 0.36 r = 0.48 r = 0.86 r = 0.67
P = 0.02 P = 0.001 P = 0.001 P = 0.001 P = 0.001

Multivariate regression model.

Variable criteria & predictor Standardized beta value t-value P-value R2
Professional commitment
Critical thinking disposition 0.73 13.04 0.001 0.45
Marital status 0.04 0.76 0.44
Attending the professional commitment courses 0.10 1.56 0.12
Attending in critical thinking courses −0.07 −0.98 0.32

Nurses’ demographic information and its relationship with their critical thinking disposition and professional commitment.

Variables & groups n % Critical thinking disposition Professional commitment
M ± SD Statistic test (P-value) M ± SD Statistic test (P-value)
Age (years) t = −1.33 (0.18) t = −1.40 (0.68)
    23–40 170 84.6 115.15 (13.82) 91.23 (12.28)
    □41 31 15.4 118.67 (11.68) 92.16 (8.56)
Gender t = −1.47 (0.134) t = −1.17 (0.24)
    Male 52 25.9 113.32 (13.19) 89.73 (9.19)
    Female 149 74.1 116.53 (13.62) 91.95 (12.52)
Marital status t = −2.65 (0.009) t = −2.36 (0.01)
    Single 61 30.3 111.96 (11.45) 88.47 (10/69)
    Married 140 69.7 117.41 (14.10) 92.70 (12.04)
Education degree t = −0.07 (0.93) F = 0.34 (0.84)
    Bachelor 189 94 115.68 (13.49) 91.23 (11.83)
    Master 12 6 116.0 (15.11) 93.66 (9.84)
Types of employment F = 1.68 (0.16) F = 0.34 (0.85)
    Hired (permanent) 51 25.4 119.66 (12.88) 92.11 (9.84)
    Hired (probationary) 9 4.5 115.66 (16.59) 93.44 (10.98)
    Temporary-to-permanent a 32 15.9 115.59 (14.93) 92.56 (12.71)
    Contract recruiters b 31 15.4 115 (13.58) 90.64 (12.22)
    Committed c 78 38.8 113.43 (12.77) 90.46 (12.60)
Work experience (years) F = 1.01 (0.36) F = 0.90 (0.40)
    □10 147 73.1 114.89 (13.68) 91.42 (12.56)
    11–20 34 16.9 117.44 (13.85) 89.58 (10.00)
    21–30 20 10.0 118.65 (11.90) 94.05 (7.74)
Shift work t = −0.58 (0.56) t = −0.36 (0.71)
    Fixed 19 9.5 117.42 (10.48) 92.23 (9.58)
    In rotation 182 90.5 115.52 (13.84) 91.28 (11.99)
Attending the professional commitment courses t = 5.09 (0.001) t = 1.56 (0.12)
    Yes 110 54.7 119.88 (12.74) 92.55 (11.93)
    No 91 45.3 110.64 (12.82) 89.95 (11.48)
Attending in critical thinking courses t = 3.56 (0.001) t = 1.33 (0.183)
    Yes 105 52.2 118.86 (13/03) 92.43 (11.74)
    No 96 47.8 112.23 (13.32) 90.21 (11.74)
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