Effect of NursePlay in the Critical Thinking Disposition of Student Nurses
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NursePlay, Virtual gaming simulation, critical thinking disposition, engagement disposition, cognitive maturity disposition, innovativeness dispositionAbstract
Introduction: The utilization of Virtual Gaming Simulation (VGS) intensified during the pandemic, which affected the critical thinking disposition of student nurses. With this, the NursePlay, a VGS was created.
Aim: The study determined the effect of NursePlay on the critical thinking disposition of student nurses.
Methods: A non-equivalent pre-test post-test control group design was employed with 44 BSN level 2 students in Baguio City, comprising 22 students in the intervention group and 22 in the comparison group. Fishbowl sampling was used. Both groups answered a self-made questionnaire with a CVI of 0.94 to measure the critical thinking disposition of the students. The weighted mean and repeated measures ANOVA were utilized.
Results: The results revealed that student nurses possess an outstanding disposition in critical thinking, specifically in terms of maturity and innovativeness, while also demonstrating a very satisfactory disposition in critical thinking, particularly in engagement. Furthermore, the repeated measures ANOVA revealed that the within-subject effects of the interaction along the Overall Critical Thinking Disposition are significant (p 0.03 < 0.05). This indicates a significant difference between the mean scores from the pretest to the post-test in the control and intervention groups.
Conclusion: Prior to NursePlay, student nurses have a pre-existing disposition towards critical thinking. NursePlay enhances the engagement and maturity disposition of student nurses, with a minimal effect on their innovativeness. The NursePlay’s features, such as time on task, feedback, virtual patient interaction, and design characteristics, effectively improve the student nurses’ critical thinking disposition, including their engagement and cognitive maturity.
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