Determining the Relationship Between Pediatric Nurses’ Critical Thinking Tendencies and Individual Innovativeness Characteristics

• Published in: Sağlık ve Hemşirelik Yönetimi Dergisi Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 27 - 36
• Main Authors: Bekar, Pınar, Kurudirek, Fatma, Arıkan, Duygu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Association of Nurse Managers 01-04-2022
• Subjects: child; critical thinking; individual innovativeness; nurse
• ISSN: 2149-018X; 2149-018X
• DOI: 10.54304/SHYD.2022.96977

Aim: The study aims to determine the relationship between pediatric nurses' critical thinking tendencies and individual innovativeness characteristics. Method: The descriptive and correlation-seeking process was applied between April and June 2019. The study population consisted of all nurses working in pediatrics services in the government health research and application center located in Erzurum, Turkey. The sampling consisted of 75 nurses who were available and agreed to participate in the research. In the data collection, the 'Introductory Characteristics Form,' California Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory,' and 'Individual Innovativeness Scale' were used. In the data analysis, frequency analysis, Mann-Whitney U, Kruskal-Wallis H-test, and correlation analysis were used. Results: The nurses' overall critical thinking score was 195.68+-20.53, individual innovativeness total score was 62.81+-7.81, and individual innovativeness sub-scale scores were 25.42+-4.01 in the idea leadership sub-scale, 26.09+-4.64 in the resistance to change sub-scale, and 15.46+-2.27 in the risk-taking sub-scale. When the scores were evaluated, it was found that nurses have a low level of general critical thinking tendencies and have questioning characteristics in terms of individual innovativeness characteristics. There was a significant difference between the nurses' years in the profession and their individual innovativeness characteristics (p<0.05). It was found that there was a statistically positive and significant relationship between the individual innovativeness characteristics of the nurses and their general critical thinking tendencies. Conclusion: When we look at the individual innovativeness characteristics of the nurses, it was found that they had questioning characteristics and that their general critical thinking tendencies were low. It can be recommended to motivate nurses to think about innovation, conduct research on motivation, and provide them opportunity, adequate time, and resources.