Exploring a learning model for knowledge integration and the development of critical thinking among nursing students with previous learning: a qualitative study protocol

Abstract Students often struggle to apply their knowledge of bioscience to their care practice. Such knowledge is generally learned through remembering and understanding, but retention quickly fades. They also experience difficulty progressing to higher-order cognitive skills such as applying, analy...

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Main Authors: Chun-Chih Lin, Chin-Yen Han, Ya-Ling Huang, Han-Chang Ku, Li-Chin Chen
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Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-10-01
Series:BMC Medical Education
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-024-06118-2
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description Abstract Students often struggle to apply their knowledge of bioscience to their care practice. Such knowledge is generally learned through remembering and understanding, but retention quickly fades. They also experience difficulty progressing to higher-order cognitive skills such as applying, analyzing, evaluating, and even creating, which are necessary to develop soft skills, such as critical thinking, in the care profession. In order to improve existing programs, there is a need to better understand students' prior learning experiences and processes. The proposed study will explore the previous learning experiences of nurses enrolled in a two-year nursing program at a Taiwan university and identify the challenges they face in integrating multidisciplinary knowledge and developing critical thinking competency. The study will adopt a constructivist grounded theory methodology to collect interview data. The findings are expected to improve higher cognitive learning performance and inform the revision of the two-year nursing curriculum.
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spelling doaj-art-b518557b070f4bd3b4cd3452c46a2ad82025-08-20T02:17:56ZengBMCBMC Medical Education1472-69202024-10-012411710.1186/s12909-024-06118-2Exploring a learning model for knowledge integration and the development of critical thinking among nursing students with previous learning: a qualitative study protocolChun-Chih Lin0Chin-Yen Han1Ya-Ling Huang2Han-Chang Ku3Li-Chin Chen4Department of Nursing, Chang Gung University of Science and TechnologyNew Taipei Municipal TuCheng Hospital, Built and Operated By Chang Gung Medical FoundationSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Southern Queensland, UniSQ Ipswich CampusDepartment of Nursing, Chang Gung University of Science and TechnologyNew Taipei Municipal TuCheng Hospital, Built and Operated By Chang Gung Medical FoundationAbstract Students often struggle to apply their knowledge of bioscience to their care practice. Such knowledge is generally learned through remembering and understanding, but retention quickly fades. They also experience difficulty progressing to higher-order cognitive skills such as applying, analyzing, evaluating, and even creating, which are necessary to develop soft skills, such as critical thinking, in the care profession. In order to improve existing programs, there is a need to better understand students' prior learning experiences and processes. The proposed study will explore the previous learning experiences of nurses enrolled in a two-year nursing program at a Taiwan university and identify the challenges they face in integrating multidisciplinary knowledge and developing critical thinking competency. The study will adopt a constructivist grounded theory methodology to collect interview data. The findings are expected to improve higher cognitive learning performance and inform the revision of the two-year nursing curriculum.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-024-06118-2Knowledge integrationCritical thinkingConstructivist grounded theoryUndergraduate nursing studentsLearning model
spellingShingle Chun-Chih Lin
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Li-Chin Chen
Exploring a learning model for knowledge integration and the development of critical thinking among nursing students with previous learning: a qualitative study protocol
BMC Medical Education
Knowledge integration
Critical thinking
Constructivist grounded theory
Undergraduate nursing students
Learning model
title Exploring a learning model for knowledge integration and the development of critical thinking among nursing students with previous learning: a qualitative study protocol
title_full Exploring a learning model for knowledge integration and the development of critical thinking among nursing students with previous learning: a qualitative study protocol
title_fullStr Exploring a learning model for knowledge integration and the development of critical thinking among nursing students with previous learning: a qualitative study protocol
title_full_unstemmed Exploring a learning model for knowledge integration and the development of critical thinking among nursing students with previous learning: a qualitative study protocol
title_short Exploring a learning model for knowledge integration and the development of critical thinking among nursing students with previous learning: a qualitative study protocol
title_sort exploring a learning model for knowledge integration and the development of critical thinking among nursing students with previous learning a qualitative study protocol
topic Knowledge integration
Critical thinking
Constructivist grounded theory
Undergraduate nursing students
Learning model
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-024-06118-2
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